Maximal manual stretcher carriage: Performance and recovery of male and female ambulance workers

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 752-762

  Leyk, D ^a,b   Rohde, U ^a   Erley, O ^a   Gorges, W ^a   Essfeld, D ^b   Erren, T C ^c   Piekarski, C ^c  

^a BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

^b GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eccentric strain; Fatigue; Hand grip strength; Load carriage; Manual coordination

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE; STRAIN; STRETCHERS;

ECCENTRIC STRAIN; HAND-GRIP STRENGTH; LOAD CARRIAGE; MANUAL COORDINATION;

ERGONOMICS;

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; ENERGY RECOVERY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TREADMILL ERGOMETRY; VELOCITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULANCES; BIOMECHANICS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; TIME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34047213788     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701195063     Document Type: Article

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