FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-66/09

Title and Subtitle: Selected facial measurements of children for oxygen mask design.

Report Date: April 1966

Authors: Young JW.

Abstract: Requirements for design of oxygen masks and other equipment for effective protection of children in high-altitude flight necessitate a new facial-measurement series. A program to meet this demand was initiated to

1. select a basic set of standard measurements,
2. define and standardize new measurements of specific structural features based on well-defined or established anatomical landmarks,
3. conduct a series of surveys on selected representative children of all ages, and
4. determine significant dimensional ranges of facial structures for use as standardized design criteria.

The new series provides 10 standard and 8 new facial measurements, all of which are dimensionally related to other common measuring points to permit a comparison with other series of facial measurements. This survey is based upon a selected population of 978 Caucasian subjects of ages 1 month through 17 years. The number of subjects in each age and sex group was controlled to assure constant sample distribution throughout the series. A continuation of this study is proposed to include representative populations for both the Negro and Mongoloid types.

Key Words: children, face (anatomy), anthropometry, oxygen masks, infants, head (anatomy), adolescents, measurement.

No. of Pages: 14