Thermophysiological responses caused by ballistic bullet-proof vests

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-96

  Lehmacher, E J ^a   Jansing, P ^b   Kupper T ^c,d  

^a B A D Preventive Health Care and Safety Engineering GmbH   (Germany)

^b State Institute for Occupational Health and Safety of North Rhine Westphalia   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Centre for Travel Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bullet proof vest; Flak jacket; Thermal stress; Thermophysiological response

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMAL STRESS;

BULLET-PROOF VEST; FLAK JACKET; HEAT STROKE; THERMOPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLUID BALANCE; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTHERMIA; JOB ADAPTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEVER; HEART RATE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POLICE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 33846253271     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mel056     Document Type: Article

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