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Fiiness-A Preliminary Training
Guide, by c. Ward Champion, NJ.
d. published in 1874 by Whites
ley House, New York;.
An aviator must pass the
Schneider test to enter service. A
Schneider rating is frequently
made on aviators and if one fails
he is grounded.
Major Schneider, who designed
the test, worked with aviators dur
ing the first World War at Nine
ola. He used the regular test Of
comparing pulse-rates and blood
pressures in two positions, stand
ing and lying down. But he felt
that he could get more informa-
ton as to their physical condition
by increasing the tests TO six. The
result of these gives the Schneider
index. Three points credit is given
for each one.
Pulse Ratings
Test I. Pulse rate lying dolCn.
Most great athletes have slow
pulses. Cunningham's heart rate
is As TO IS. Long distance rum
ners. fighters, bicycle racers - all
who have 10 have endurance usu-
ally have slow pulses.
Lie down, relax, shut the eyes.
The pulse is taken minute by
minute until it appears to be as
slow as it is going to get. This
takes about ) minutes. The credits
are-50 to 20 =-3. 10 to so =+2.
so to 90 ri. 90 to 100 20.
Test IL Increase Of the puiss
in standing. Rise and stand for
two minutes TO allow the pulse TO
assume a uniform rate. Count the
pulse by quarter minutes. When
two consecutive 15-second counts
are the same multiply by 4. This
gives the rate Of the pulse for one
minute. Compare with the pulse
while lying down. The less the
pulse increases on standing the
better. Cunningham's pulse goes
along like Old Man River-the
same lying or standing. Credits
If the pulse increases only up to
10 beats =-3. If it increases
above Is to 20 beats III. land if
it has been fast while lying minus
j.
Standing Pulse Rate
Test III. Standing pulse rate.
II the pulse is slow standing more
credit is given than if it is slow
while lying down.
Test ". Pulse rate after ex-
ercise. Provide a stool or chair
1874 inches high. Put the right
foot on top Of the chair. In Is
seconds bring the left foot up and
stand on the chair, and bring it
down again. Repeat every three
seconds
The pulse rate is counted at the
end of this exercise Credits=1n
general depending on what the
pulse rate was before the test an
increase Of 10 beats only gives
81 credit. Increase Of 20 beats or
over usually means 9 : credit, but
if the pulse rate is over 80 TO begin
with, the credit is 0 on an increase
Of 20 beats.
Test V. Return Of the pulse TO
normIl after exercise. Endurance
athletes may slow the pulse rate
down from $50 to so in one minute
after a prolonged grind. The
Schneider test gives 81 credit il
it returns to normal in 30 seconds,
p if it returns in so seconds, l r
If it returns in 80 seconds.
Test VI. Blood pressure record
lying and standing. II the pres
sure rises in the standing position
the test is good. II it falls bad.
The Schneider test shows up
excessive smoking, lack Of sleep,
worry-any factors that make for
softness.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why Mother has diabetes
and takes 10 units Of insulin 3
times a week. Would vitamin pills
be harmful for her?
Answer:-Vitamins do a dia-
bette, or one taking insulin, no
harm and just as much good as
they do any other kind Of person.