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Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0
95The most commonly recommended measurements for determining respiratory impairment are:
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95 The most commonly recommended measurements for determining respiratory impairment are:
a) spirometry with measurement of the forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC); and
b) the transfer factor, or diffusing capacity of the lung, for carbon monoxide (TlCO), measured by the single breath method.