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Availability of specimen type and amount influence the analyses which are performed in each case. When there are no specimen restrictions, the following battery of tests are performed:
Note: The full battery of tests is not typically performed on passengers except on special request. Passengers are analyzed for carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and cyanide in the event of a fire.
Carboxyhemoglobin: Blood
| Name | Title | Phone | email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Dr. Austin Ciesielski, Ph.D. | Forensic Sciences Supervisor | (405) 954-3211 | Austin.L.Ciesielski@faa.gov |
| Accessioning | Primary contact for Tox-Boxes | (405) 954-6254 | 9-amc-aam600-specimens@faa.gov |
| Website | Tox-Box Information | https://www.faa.gov/go/toxlab |
*Primary Contact regarding toxicology results.
Mailing Address
FAA - Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Bioaronautical Sciences Research Branch, Forensic Sciences
6500 S MacArthur Blvd
P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK, 73169
The heart of the Biodynamics Lab is the Impact Track. At 140 feet in length with two precision rails, a sled, winch, and braking system, "The Track" has proven its ability to play an important role in understanding crash environments. With a sled propelled to 44 feet per second and suddenly decelerated to simulate an impact, a great deal can be learned in a short (200 millisecond) time period. Head Impact, Seat Deformation, Child Restraint Performance, and Seat Certification Processes are...
Our Research Focus
ATDs or Anthropomorphic Test Dummies are the "real name" for test subjects. Although they don't frown about being called dummies they do help researchers understand what happens in airplane crash situations, and how to better protect occupants from injury. With instruments loaded from head to foot, a great deal of information is gained. Thank goodness they have hard heads!
There are more than 20 ATDs in the Dummy Shop, from 6 months old to...
The Cabin Safety Research Team investigates issues of water survival for passengers of commercial aircraft. CAMI maintains a fully-functional water survival tank that is used to evaluate new designs for personal flotation devices, life rafts, slide/rafts, and other emergency equipment. In addition to the evaluation of new designs, we conduct tests of existing of aviation water safety equipment to both strict interpretations of existing regulations and in novel...
The Cabin Safety Research Team takes an active role in investigating the efficacy of various methods of transferring safety information to the flying public. This includes, but is not limited to, research involving passenger safety briefings, seat-back safety information cards, graphical safety signs, pictographic information placards, passenger information comprehension, and passenger information retention.
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Fire research for the FAA is primarily conducted at the William J. Hughes Technical Center. The Cabin Safety Research Team (CSRT) provides input into aircraft cabin fire safety primarily by conducting research focusing on crew inflight equipment and related procedures being used use in the aviation environment.
The CSRT Aircraft Fire Research Lab ("Fire Lab") is a simulated transport-category aircraft cabin firefighting research facility capable of...
The Cabin Safety Research Team supports FAA regulatory and airworthiness functions through the conduct of research in the area of aircraft emergency evacuation. Questions concerning seating density, exit size and location, passenger flow rates through exits, and passenger and flight attendant behavior are investigated using our full aircraft cabin simulators and human research subjects. The Cabin Safety Research Team is also exploring the use of computer modeling...
Cabin Safety Research Workshops are sponsored by the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), Aerospace Medical Research Division, Protection and Survival Research Lab, Cabin Safety Research Team (AAM-632).
Thank you for your interest in our Cabin Safety Research Workshops. The workshops, held at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, are designed to familiarize interested aviation personnel with important research activities conducted by the FAA in...