Accession Number : AD0652369

Title :   THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND DRAMAMINE, ALONE AND IN COMBINATION, ON PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE.

Descriptive Note : Joint Army-Navy rept.,

Corporate Author : NAVAL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INST PENSACOLA FLA

Personal Author(s) : Tang,Pei Chin ; Rosenstein,Robert

Report Date : MAR 1967

Pagination or Media Count : 18

Abstract : The effect of alcohol and Dramamine, alone and in combination, on the performance of four young adult subjects on the Scow complex coordinator was studied in eight experiments. Alcohol alone produced a 12.5% decrease in performance when the blood alcohol level was between 44 and 50 mg%. When the blood alcohol decreased to the 35 mg% level, the performance decrement became insignificant. Dramamine alone in dosage of 100 mg per person produced relatively small performance decreases (max. 6%). The combination of alcohol with Dramamine produced much larger performance decrements. During the first three hours following ingestion of Dramamine and alcohol, the performance decrements were 8%, 25%, and 9%, respectively, when the blood alcohol levels were 50, 44, and 34 mg%, respectively. Reasons for not recommending a maximum permissible alcohol level for airmen are discussed. (Author)

Descriptors :   *DRUGS, ANTIHISTAMINICS, ANTIEMETICS, PSYCHOMOTOR TESTS, PERFORMANCE(HUMAN), BLOOD CHEMISTRY, AVIATION PERSONNEL.

Subject Categories : PSYCHOLOGY
      STRESS PHYSIOLOGY
      PHARMACOLOGY

Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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