“Operation Workload”: A Study of Passenger Energy Expenditure during an Emergency Evacuation

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• Creators:
  Higgins, E.A. ; Vant, James H.B.
• Corporate Creators:
  Civil Aeromedical Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air transportation crashes
  • Evacuation
  • Passengers
  • Workload
  • Smoke
  • Breathing apparatus
  • Heart rate
  • Respiratory system
  • Testing
  • Human subject testing
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-89/5
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  In an earlier study at the Civil Aeromedical Institute, workloads were determined for passengers during an emergency evacuation. The evacuation tests were conducted in an orderly manner and were suggested as representative of a moderate workload. The current study is a continuation and amplification of that study and utilizes similar techniques for determining workload. ; In this study, passengers were required to avoid aircraft aisles and to traverse over seat backs to the exit in order to simulate a maximum effort which might be anticipated in an emergency. Thus, maximum workload could be estimated more realistically. This information is necessary to formulate qualification requirements for passenger protective breathing equipment. Recommended values proposed in the first study should be modified.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21313/dot_21313_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.72 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection ; FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Main Document Checksum:
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