Perceptual and physiological heat strain: Examination in firefighters in laboratory- and field-based studies

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 747-754

  Petruzzello, S J ^a   Gapin, J I ^a   Snook, E ^a   Smith, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Firefighting; Personal protective equipment; Physiological strain index; Psychological strain index

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION; FIELD STUDIES; FIREFIGHTING; HEART RATES; HEAT STRAINS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LIVE-FIRE TRAINING; PERCEIVED EXERTION; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAIN INDEX; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAINS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL STRAIN INDEX; STRAIN INDEX; THERMAL SENSATIONS;

HOT WORKING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART RATE; HEAT SENSATION; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; ALGORITHM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE TEST; FIRE; HEAT STROKE; HOSPITALIZATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE TEST; FIRES; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67650492388     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802550216     Document Type: Article

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