Project Aquarius 2. Limitations of maximum oxygen uptake for predicting the strains of building fireline with a rakehoe

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-85

  Brotherhood, J R ^a   Budd, G M ^a   Hendrie, A L ^a   Jeffery, S E ^a   Beasley, F A ^a   Costin, B P ^a   Zhien, Wu ^a   Baker, M M ^a   Cheney, N P ^b   Dawson, M P ^c  

^a National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Country Fire Serv of S Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Arm and leg exercise; Australia; Exercise and fitness tests; Exertion; Firefighters; Hand tools; Heat tolerance; Maximum oxygen uptake; McLeod tool; Oxygen consumption; Post exercise heart rate; Pulmonary ventilation; Shvartz test; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUS;

EID: 3042954367     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9970077     Document Type: Article

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