Core temperature monitoring of firefighters during hazardous materials training sessions

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 108-111

  Menze, Roger ^a   McMullen, Mary Jo ^a,b   White, Lynn J ^a   Dougherty, James M ^a  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Summit County Hazardous Materials Response Team   (United States)

Author keywords

chemically resistive suits; core temperature; emergency medical services; encapsulated; hazardous materials; heat illness; heat storage values; protective clothing; safety monitoring; work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAFETY; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FLUID THERAPY; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030119359     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00042746     Document Type: Article

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