Oxygen Breathing Equipment for High Altitude Operations

Abstract

The US Army Land Warfare Laboratory (USALWL) initiated a program to develop and provide oxygen breathing equipment for high altitude rescue operations in Alaska. Commercial equipment currently used by civilian mountain climbing teams was investigated and the Robertshaw Controls Company oxygen system was selected and modified to meet the US Army requirements. The results of the evaluation were favorable, although comments from participating units indicated a lighter weight system was desirable. From the medical viewpoint, additional modifications would be required for oxygen delivery to an injured rescue.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0776384

Entities

People

  • Frederick M. Drake

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Breathing Apparatus
  • California
  • Control Systems
  • High Altitude
  • Land Warfare
  • Mountains
  • Partial Pressure
  • Regulators
  • Sea Level
  • Standardization
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Warfare

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  • Military Science