The effects of gender, team size, and a shoulder harness on a stretcher-carry task and post-carry performance. Part I. A simulated carry from a remote site

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-40

  Rice, Valerie J B ^a   Sharp, Marilyn A ^a   Tharion, William J ^b   Williamson, Tania L ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient evacuation; Performance; Physical workload; Stretcher carrying; Team carrying

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL; STRETCHERS;

GENDER; POST CARRY PERFORMANCE; SHOULDER HARNESS; SIMULATED CARRY; STRETCHER CARRY TASK; TEAM SIZE;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; GENDER; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT BEARING; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0030198521     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8141(95)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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