Reduced physiological strain in firefighters using a practical cooling strategy

Contemporary Ergonomics 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 485-490

  Barr, Dave ^a   Gregson, Warren ^a   Reilly, Thomas ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING CONDITIONS; COOLING STRATEGY; CORE TEMPERATURE; HEART RATES; LIVE-FIRE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAINS; WATER IMMERSION;

ERGONOMICS; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOVERY;

COOLING;

EID: 68349130054     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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