Citation

Nie B, Huang X, Sun X, Li A. Safety Sci. 2016; 88: 33-43.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ssci.2016.04.020

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The research targets to obtain the extent of the physiological changes of the victims of accidents. During the research, the physiological indexes of the volunteers were first measured both before and after the experiment for which the coal mine accidents are simulated; next, the extent of the variations and the significant differences of the indexes are analyzed. The results indicate that the victims of the accident have experienced intense physiological and psychological changes. These significant physiological and psychological changes include: systolic blood pressure, mean pressure, pulse rate, pulse pressure, heart rate, R-R interval, R wave amplitude respiratory rate. The one that has gone through the most significant variation is the pulse pressure. However, only the systolic blood pressure and the heart rate have demonstrated significant change during the second trial. Practical Applications: The psychological changes of the victims are rather rapid and complex. The victims' abilities for carrying out proper judgments and actions that accord with the surrounding were weakened by their physiological state. It is of significance to quantitatively analyze physiological variation of the victims, to select the staffs through the personality assessment and to improve individual's psychological quality and the ability of emergency disposal by training in the simulated accident scenarios.

Language: en