Comparision of Opa Locka Tower with other ATC facilites by means of a biochemical stress index.

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• Creators:
  Melton, C.E. ; McKenzie, J.M. ; Saldivar, J.T. ; Hoffman, S.M.
• Corporate Creators:
  Civil Aeromedical Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air traffic controllers
  • Workload
  • Stress (Physiology)
  • Traffic volume
  • Urine
  • Amines
  • Heart rate
  • Testing
  • Human subject testing
  • Air traffic controllers
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FAA-AM-74-11 ; DOT/FAA/AM-74/11
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Miami (Florida)
• Edition:
  OAM report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  Physiological and biochemical measurements of stress in 14 Opa Locka Tower (OPF) controllers indicated that the principal stressor at that facility was the heavy volume of air traffic. Controllers responded to this stressor with a large increase in urinary output of catecholamines. A stress index, Cs, shows that OPF ranks second in stressfulness in the nine stress studies carried out at eight ATC facilities. Baseline values show that off-duty stress at OPF is low. The results of this study emphasize that a battery of tests is necessary for adequate definition of stress in this personnel group.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21057/dot_21057_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 558.24 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection ; FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Main Document Checksum:
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