Physiological and comfort effects of commercial "wicking" clothing under a bulletproof vest

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 643-651

  Wickwire, Jason ^a   Bishop, Phillip A ^a   Green, James M ^a   Richardson, Mark T ^a   Lomax, Richard G ^b   Casaru, Catalina ^a   Curther Smith, Matt ^a   Doss, Bridget ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic gear; Bulletproof vests; Cotton; Elastane; Polyester; Sweat wicking clothing

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GEARS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLYESTERS;

BALLISTIC PROTECTIVE GEAR; BULLETPROOF VEST (BV); HEAT STRAIN; SYNTHETIC SHIRT;

NONWOVEN FABRICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BALLISTICS; BULLETPROOF VEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; COTTON; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RELATIVE DENSITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 34250855643     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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