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Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-87/2
Title and Subtitle: A study of passenger workload as related to protective breathing requirements.
Report Date: March 1987
Authors: Higgins EA, Saldivar JT, Lyne PJ, Funkhouser GE.
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.
Key Words: aviation safety, emergencies, breathing apparatus, passengers, aircraft, carbon dioxide, evacuation, gas exchange (biology), oxygen consumption, production, protection, qualifications, rates, requirements, respiration, standards, workload, breathing masks.
No. of Pages: 72
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-87/2
Title and Subtitle: A study of passenger workload as related to protective breathing requirements.
Report Date: March 1987
Authors: Higgins EA, Saldivar JT, Lyne PJ, Funkhouser GE.
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.
Key Words: aviation safety, emergencies, breathing apparatus, passengers, aircraft, carbon dioxide, evacuation, gas exchange (biology), oxygen consumption, production, protection, qualifications, rates, requirements, respiration, standards, workload, breathing masks.
No. of Pages: 72
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