Do fire-fighters develop specific ventilatory responses in order to cope with exercise whilst wearing self-contained breathing apparatus?

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-112

  Donovan, K J ^a   McConnell, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fire fighting; Laboratory based tests; Self contained breathing apparatus; Ventilatory responses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREATHING APPARATUS; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADULT; AIR PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FIRES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SPIROMETRY; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0032987381     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050565     Document Type: Article

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