Transcript Screening for Fatigue - Advanced Aviation Technology Ltd.

AAT-EyeCheck
Screening for Drugs
Kim O’Neil
Advanced Aviation Technology Ltd.
Tel. +44 1483 811 311
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Presentation
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What is EyeCheck?
Application areas
How does it work?
Underlying technology
Screening Methods, Results & Issues
Benefits
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What is EyeCheck?
• EyeCheck™ Pupillometer
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Analyses Eye Pupil Response
Employing simple medical principles
Straightforward measurement techniques
Rapid, two minute test…...
• Application to:
– Measurement of fatigue
– Detection of drugs.
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What is EyeCheck?
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What is EyeCheck?
EyeCheck:
– Non-invasive
– Non-Gender specific
– Instant results and analysis
– Eliminates privacy issues
– No baseline necessary
– Medically peer reviewed
– Easy-to-use, minimal training required
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Why Test?
Drugs:
• Illegal drug use widespread in society
• Prescription drugs a problem too
• Impairment, Accidents, poor decision making
• Disfunctional behaviour, stress, irritation
• Major risk in many responsible professions:
– Pilots, ATC, Doctors, Police, Security etc. etc.
– Especially when under stress
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Why Test?
Fatigue an interrelated problem too:
• Lack of sleep
• Disrupted sleep patterns
• Stress, overwork, Illness…..
17-19 hrs without sleep - Equivalent to 0.05 BAC
[Williamson AM, FeyerA-M. 2000. “Moderate sleep deprivation produces impairments in cognitive and motor performance
equivalent to legally prescribed levels of alcohol intoxication.” Occupational and Environmental Medicine57:649-55.
Dawson, D. and K. Reid. 1997. “Fatigue, Alcohol and Performance Impairment.” Nature388 (July 17): 235.]
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Application Areas
• Measuring impairment
• Impairment and human performance
• Impact of shift patterns (fatigue)
• Safety monitoring of personnel
• Sleep hygiene, stress
• Detection of drugs (pre-screening)
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Application Areas
• Roads, Trains, Boats, Planes
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Pilots, cabin crew, maintenance, ATC, drivers
On duty, in transit, on standby
Airlines, airports, rail, maritime, road transport
Police, private security
Public safety, clubs
Research
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How Does it Work?
• Easy to use…
• Simply look into the unit:
• A light flashes, the pupil reacts to stimuli,
causing constriction followed by re-dilation.
• Eyecheck measures, records and evaluates
this response….. (include subject data, age)
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How Does it Work?
• The eye is allowed to adapt to dark (30 secs)
– EyeCheck measures initial pupil diameter
• A brief flash of light:
– measures reflex amplitude, rate of constriction
– final minimum pupil diameter, time to min. dia.
• EyeCheck measures real-time eye dynamics
– infrared optics, collects IR light scattered by eye
– 10-2 mm accuracy, 10 samples per second
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Underlying Technology
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IPD
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FPD
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MPD
Time
TTM
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Underlying Technology
• Able to take other measurements:
– “Fatigue waves”
– Oscillation of the pupil over time
– Detailed performance of pupil over time
• Supports studies of human performance
– Impact of fatigue/narcotics on performance
– Baseline task performance against fatigue/drugs
– Sleep hygiene
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Normal Response
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Benzodiazipine (Valium)
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Barbiturate
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Narcotic Analgesic (Codeine)
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Cannabis
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Metamphetamine
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Cocaine
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Inhalant
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Methods, Results, Issues
• Simple to apply, reliable and accurate
– based on solid medical principles & practical use
– well documented literature available
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under 16’s, over 50’s
pregnant women
under medication
recent eye surgery
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Benefits
• Lightweight, portable, user friendly
• Non-invasive
• Can sample large numbers quickly
• Records & analyses subject data, results
• S/W analysis programs supplied
• Adaptable for many purposes, environments
• “Breathalyzer” for drug impairment
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Summary
• Easy to Use, Portable, Minimal Training
• Rapid, Accurate, Reliable, Adaptable
• Rapid pre-screen for all narcotics
• Whole workforce testing possible
• Performance improvement
• Fitness-for-duty testing
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Benefits of Screening
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Enhanced operating environment
Improved reliability, performance, productivity
Reduces incidents, accidents, risk
Reduces loss, reduces costs
Improves morale
Strong deterrence for substance abuse
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The End!
Thank You for Listening!
Kim O’Neil
Advanced Aviation Technology Ltd.
Tel. +44 1483 811 311
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