Effect of fatigue and hypohydration on gait characteristics during treadmill exercise in the heat while wearing firefighter thermal protective clothing

Gait and Posture

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 284-288

  Kong, Pui W ^a   Beauchamp, Gillian ^a   Suyama, Joe ^a   Hostler, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Personal protective equipment; Symmetry; Turnout gear; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; GAIT; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

ADULT; DEHYDRATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIRES; GAIT; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VIDEO RECORDING; WALKING;

EID: 74449086467     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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