Craniometric Measurement Data for Caribbean Healthcare Workers

A craniometry study was undertaken to obtain anthropometric measurements of three hundred and five (305) medical staff within Trinidad & Tobago which is a twin island republic situated in the Caribbean. A non-contact measurement method was used involving 3D scanning equipment to record the geometry of each subject’s head as a digital file. The digital files were then processed using CAD software to obtain measurements for twenty-two (22) facial points of interest. In addition, the gender of each staff member was recorded. The anthropometric data was required in order to design properly sized and safe head gear and related equipment for use by medical staff. The data set represents the repository of the craniometric measurements which included: head height; head breadth; head length; head circumference; face length; lower face length; sellion-bottom lip length; bottom lip-menton length; nasal bridge-menton length; nasal bridge-chin length; chin-menton length; nose length; nose protrusion; face width; chin width; nasal root breadth; maximum nasal bridge breadth; nose width; lip width; bitragion-menton arc; bitragion-subnasal arc; bizygomatic-menton arc.

In executing the analysis of the facial measurements, several opportunities for further work became evident:

• Investigation of the twenty-one (21) facial feature measurements to create fit panels for the Caribbean population.
• Further research on the impact of other demographic factors such as age, gender or ethnicity on facial feature.