North India Statesman
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The Air India aircraft accident in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is considered one of the worst air accidents in Indian history. This tragedy shook the whole world and it is still difficult to accept that hundreds of people ready to fly in the sky with their dreams lost their lives in a moment. While investigators are focusing on mechanical problems to find out the causes of this tragedy, the families who lost their loved ones in this tragedy are looking for the answer to the question of what their loved ones would have experienced in those last moments.
In an attempt to clarify these complications, neuroscientists and psychologists have shared some interesting information. He has told how the human body and brain behave in painful conditions like plane crash.
How does the brain work in the last moments?
According to Dr. Shobha Sharma, a consultant psychologist at Yashoda Super Specialty Hospital in Ghaziabad, when the plane starts to come down from control, the human mind starts thinking intensified about saving. Due to the fear that arises in this condition, there is a secretion of hormone called ‘adrenaline’ in the body. Due to this, the body reaches a state of excessive stress. During this time the heartbeat increases, the breath becomes sharp and the muscles are tanned. These physical changes push the person into the position of “fighting or run”, but such a reaction may not be possible in a limited place like airplane.
Does consciousness present in a plane crash?
In the event of aircraft accident, the brain experiences severe physical trauma. The severity of this trauma depends on the speed of the aircraft, the position of the person and the use of safety equipment such as the seat belt. Dr. Dhavalani Alagappan, head of the Emergency Response Department at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, said that the aircraft is more likely to faint before or during the accident. This is because the shock caused by height and speed can cause severe damage to the brain and other parts of the body. Since it all happens in seconds, it takes just a moment to faint.
Dr. Anand Balasubramaniam, Head of Neurosurgery Department at Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, cited two historical events in this regard. In 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was targeted with missiles at a height. In that case, investigators believe that some passengers must have been conscious as it took some time for the aircraft to land. Similarly, in 2009 Air France Flight 447 accident, the aircraft took more than three minutes to land. In such cases, even though the passengers were conscious, the shock that he got at that time was very serious.
According to Dr. Balasubramaniam, the speed of the aircraft and the severity of the event affects consciousness. While there is a possibility of losing consciousness immediately in the events of fast speed, consciousness can remain for a few moments in slow events.
The Air India aircraft accident in Ahmedabad is not just a result of mechanical failure, it is a tragic story of the human body and mind. In the last moments of the plane crash, the human body is under extreme stress, and the brain struggles to survive. However, due to the severity of shock, loss of consciousness is common. Although this information gives some clarity to the last moments of the tragedy, but people who have lost their loved ones will always remain sad.
In addition to technical solutions to prevent plane accidents, society needs to work together to reduce emotional trauma from such accidents.
