| Title | Physiological responses in air traffic control personnel : Houston Intercontinental Tower. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 39243 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Melton, C.E.; McKenzie, J.M.; Polis, B. David; Hoffmann, Marlene; Saldivar, J.T. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19731200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Biochemical and physiological indices of stress showed that the level of stress of 16 air traffic controllers at the Houston Intercontinental Airport Tower was indistinguishable from that of control populations. While the level of stress was lower than that among O'Hare Tower controllers, both groups showed about the same degree of adaptation. Day work (heavy traffic load) at Houston was characterized by elevated levels of all stress indicators as compared with the mid-shift (light traffic); epinephrine excretion increased significantly during the last half of the mid-shift as compared with the first half. Urinary stress indicators (17-ketogenic steroids, epinephrine, norepinephrine) were all significantly elevated during day sleep as compared with night sleep, indicating less effective rest during day sleep. |
| Rosap ID | dot:21044 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21044 |
| TRT Terms | Air traffic controllers; Physiological aspects; Physiological stress; Shifts; Night shifts; Workload; Heart rate; Urine; Amines; Chemical analysis; Blood analysis; Urinalysis; Working conditions; Work environment; Airport control towers; Sodium; Potassium; Human subject testing |
| General Subjects | Air traffic controllers; Work--Physiological aspects; Job stress; Hours of labor; Night work; Employees--Workload; Work environment; Heart beat; Urine--Analysis; Creatine; Catecholamines; Blood--Analysis; Sodium; Potassium; Adrenaline; Noradrenaline; Adrenocortical hormones; Phospholipids; Airport control towers |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
Houston (Texas); Chicago (Illinois) |
| Report Number | FAA-AM-73-21; DOT/FAA/AM-73/21 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39200/39243/AM73-21.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |