Differences in Airflow Patterns During Voluntary Coughs That Result from Obstructive Lung Disease

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• Personal Author:
  Afshari A ; Barkley J ; Frazier D ; Goldsmith T ; McKinney W ; Reynolds J ; Stolarik B ; Stone S ; Weber K
• Description:
  Airflow patterns were recorded during voluntary coughs to help determine how biological aerosols are transmitted between passengers in a confined space such as an airplane cabin. Coughs from both healthy men and women and men and women with obstructive lung disease were analyzed. The groups were selected based on the results of spirometry tests performed at the pulmonary clinic of West Virginia University Hospital. Airflow was measured and recorded during three consecutive cough maneuvers for each subject and the maximum airflow, average airflow and maximum gas acceleration were evaluated. Results showed that airflow parameters during a series of coughs were significantly altered by obstructive lung disease. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Confined Spaces Lung Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Aerosol-particles Confined-spaces Lung-disease Lung-disorders Respiratory-function-tests Respiratory-infections Respiratory-system-disorders
• ISBN:
  9781930636019
• Publisher:
  Medical and Engineering Publishers, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  317-318
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022352
• Citation:
  Biomedical engineering recent developments: proceedings of the Twenty First Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, September 28 - 29, 2002, Bethesda, Maryland. Vossoughi J, ed. Washington, DC: Medical and Engineering Publishers, Inc., 2002 Sep; :317-318
• Editor(s):
  Vossoughi J
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ; Work Environment and Workforce: Mixed Exposures
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Biomedical engineering recent developments: proceedings of the Twenty First Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, September 28 - 29, 2002, Bethesda, Maryland
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5d6603e600afee43807bd953c75f3934c5453cd5eb6733cfceb4bc6164b0873ecc607ceaf524435ab9a91a55208c494d0408538788fa688b7fdfa3bc9fa9b968
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199158/cdc_199158_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 252.80 KB ]