The effects of hyperoxia on performance during simulated firefighting work

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 210-222

  Petersen, Stewart R ^a   Dreger, Randy W ^a   Williams, Bernard E ^a   McGarvey, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Firefighting; Hyperoxia; Lactate

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEROXIA; JOB PERFORMANCE; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SIMULATION;

EID: 0033972196     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300184567     Document Type: Article

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