Waking effectiveness of alarms (auditory, visual and tactile) for the alcohol impaired

Bruck, Dorothy, Thomas, Ian and Ball, Michelle (2007) Waking effectiveness of alarms (auditory, visual and tactile) for the alcohol impaired. Project Report. Fire Protection Research Foundation, Vicotoria, Australia.

Abstract

The Fire Protection Research Foundation was awarded a Safety Grant by the US Fire Administration to study the effectiveness of alarms for emergency notification of high risk groups. This study aims to show that the ability of young aldults to awaken to auditory alarm is significantly reduced by alcohol impairment.

Item type Monograph (Project Report)
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/683
Official URL http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Research/alc...
Subjects Historical > RFCD Classification > 380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences
Historical > RFCD Classification > 290000 Engineering and Technology
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Centre for Environmental Safety and Risk Engineering (CESARE)
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > School of Social Sciences and Psychology
Keywords smoke alarm signals; fire prevention; effect of alcohol; young aldults
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