| Title | Human Responses to a Simulated 35,000-Foot Instantaneous Decompression and the Subsequent Descent Profile Required by Federal Aviation Administration Policy |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 81843 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Self, David A.; Shaffstall, Robert M.; Mandella, Joseph G.; Paskoff, Lawrence N; White, Vicky; Burian, Dennis |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 20150401 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Sudden decompression of an airliner passenger cabin due to structural failure or damage is unlikely, but it poses a potentially life-threatening event for occupants. We investigated a worst-case scenario, where the passenger fails to receive supplemental oxygen during a rapid decompression (RD), and the subsequent emergency descent to 25,000 ft required by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policy. Our research question was whether an individual's oxygen stores will be depleted prior to the aircraft descending to an altitude that will permit inward fluxes of oxygen that exceed the resting oxygen consumption requirement. |
| Rosap ID | dot:57192 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57192 |
| TRT Terms | Airlines; Altitude; Decompression; Descent; Human subject testing; Oxygen; Passengers; Simulation |
| General Subjects | FAA Interim Policy; Rapid Decompression; Oxygen Flux; Oxygen Deficit; Federal Aviation Administration Descent Profile; Boyle's Law |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1784955 |
| Report Number | DOT/FAA/AM-15/8 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/81000/81800/81843/201508.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |