1 There must be enough oxygen in the air you are breathing. 2  Your lungs must be able to inhale the oxygen-containing air â and exhale carbon dioxide.  Your bloodstream must be able to circulate blood to your lungs, take up the oxygen and carry it throughout your body.
An institutional review board (IRB), also known as an independent ethics committee (IEC), ethical review board (ERB), or research ethics board (REB), is a type of committee used in research in the United States that has been formally designated to approve, monitor, and review biomedical and behavioral research involving humans.
UAB IRBs have authority to observe or have a third party observe the consent process and the research. The major purpose of IRB review is to ensure that the rights and welfare of research subjects are adequately protected. To meet this goal, the UAB IRBs have specific responsibilities in the following areas: A. Expertise. In performance of its review activities each IRB: