Characterization of the metabolic demands of simulated shipboard royal navy fire-fighting tasks

Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 766-780

  Bilzon, James L J ^a   Scarpello, Emily G ^a   Smith, Calum V ^a   Ravenhill, Neil A ^a   Rayson, Mark P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Optimal Performance Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory demands; Fire fighting; Metabolic demands; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

BREATH CONTROLLED DEVICES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; METABOLISM;

FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES;

ERGONOMICS;

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING APPARATUS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLIC BALANCE; MILITARY SERVICE; NAVY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FIRES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SHIPS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035918838     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130118253     Document Type: Article

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