THE EFFECTS OF INHALATION OF 100 PER CENT OXYGEN ON PERFORMANCE OF A TASK INVOLVING VISUAL AUDITORY CONFLICT

Abstract

Conflicting and similar visual and auditory stimuli were presented in a random manner to a group of 9 subjects inhaling 100% oxygen for three and one-half hours, and the results compared with a group of 40 control subjects breathing air. Statistical and graphic evaluation led to the concl sion that 100% oxygen probably has no effect on performance of this task. I F IT DO S HAVE AN EFFECT, IT IS AT MOST BARELY DET CTABL ONE. There are no indications of gross disorganization, marked retardation, or of failure to follow instructions under the influence of pure o ygen. (A UTHOR)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 05, 1960
Accession Number
AD0257271

Entities

People

  • Dale Everson
  • Dietrich E. Beischer
  • Jesse G. Harris Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Instructions
  • Respiration
  • Retardation
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.