A Study of Passenger Workload as Related to Protective Breathing Requirements.

Abstract

This study was undertaken to evaluate workloads, oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production and respiratory exchange rates for passengers during an emergency aircraft evacuation. This was accomplished in an effort to formulate possible qualification standards for a passenger protective breathing device intended to protect from smoke and fumes. Keywords: Aircraft safety.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA181089

Entities

People

  • E. A. Higgins
  • G. E. Funkhouser
  • J. T. Saldivar
  • P. J. Lyne

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Body Weight
  • Calibration
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Civil Aviation
  • Electrocardiography
  • Electrodes
  • Emergencies
  • Evacuation
  • Heart
  • Heart Rate
  • Measurement
  • Physical Examination (Medicine)
  • Test Methods
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Materials Science