Heat strain at high levels does not degrade target detection and rifle marksmanship

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 963-969

  Tikuisis, Peter ^a   Keefe, Allan A ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat exposure; Shooting performance; Target detection and engagement; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CORE TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; FIREARM; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; MALE; MARKSMANSHIP; NORMAL HUMAN; SKILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HEART RATE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 26444571357     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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