Effects of shift schedules on fatigue and physiological functions among firefighters during night duty

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Takeyama, H ^a   Itani, T ^a   Tachi, N ^a   Sakamura, O ^a   Murata, K ^a   Inoue, T ^a   Takanishi, T ^a   Suzumura, H ^a   Niwa, S ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Firefighter; Nap, 24 hour shift; Night work; Working conditions; Workload

Indexed keywords

FIRE PROTECTION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PERSONNEL; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP RESEARCH;

FIRE STATIONS; FIREFIGHTERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DECISION MAKING; DROWSINESS; FATIGUE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION CENTER; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NIGHT WORK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE; FIRES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; JAPAN; RESCUE WORK; REST; SLEEP; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 12344334825     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130412331303920     Document Type: Article

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