The swing test was used to evaluate persons for motion sickness prior to and during the Second World War. Hemingway used a grading scale to describe the severity of the motion sickness.
Parameters:
(1) occurrence of vomiting
(2) other symptoms (nausea, pallor and/or sweating)
Vomiting
Other Findings
Grade
within the first 5 minutes
NA
1
> 5 and <= 8 minutes
NA
2
> 8 and <= 11 minutes
NA
3
> 11 and <= 14 minutes
NA
4
> 14 and <= 17 minutes
NA
5
> 17 and <= 20 minutes
NA
6
none
marked pallor, nausea and/or sweating
7
none
pallor, nausea and/or sweating
8
none
slight pallor and/or mild nausea
9
none
none
10
Limitations of the swing test:
• The swing test was neither sensitive nor specific. Some persons who failed the test completed testing, while some of those who passed were unable to complete training.
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