Trace anesthetic effect on vigilance.

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• Personal Author:
  Arbit J ; Bach, Mary J. ; Bruce, David L.
• Description:
  Medical and dental students were exposed, on two occasions, to four hours of inhalation of either air or 500 ppm nitrous oxide and 15 ppm halothane in air. A battery of tests of perceptual cognitive and motor skills was administered to them immediately following each exposure period. There was a significant decrement in performance following anesthetic exposure in a test involving recognition of changes in auditory and visual signals, a tachistoscopic task, digit span, and memory passages. These findings may indicate a subtle but significant effect on the ability of anesthesiologists to be fully effective in providing vigilant care for their patients. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Anesthesia Halothane Health Personnel Mental Health Nitrogen Oxides Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs
• Keywords:
  Sensory-perception; Psychological-effects; Health-care-workers; Nitrogen-oxides; Halogenated-hydrocarbons; Anesthetics
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  41-50
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00047875
• Citation:
  Behavioral Toxicology: Early Detection of Occupational Hazards. Xintaras C, Johnson BL, De Groot I, eds., Washington, DC: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, (NIOSH) 74-126, 1974 Jan; :41-50
• CAS Registry Number:
  (±)-Halothane (CAS RN 151-67-7) ; Nitrous oxide (CAS RN 10024-97-2)
• Editor(s):
  Xintaras C; Johnson BL; De Groot I
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Performing Organization:
  Northwestern University Medical School
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Behavioral Toxicology: Early Detection of Occupational Hazards
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241809/cdc_241809_DS1.pdf
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