Can firefighter instructors perform a simulated rescue after a live fire training exercise?

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-334

  Eglin, Clare M ^a   Tipton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Firefighter; Heat; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART RATE; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FIRES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART RATE; HEAT; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESCUE WORK; TEACHING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 30344446960     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-0015-6     Document Type: Article

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