Cardiorespiratory responses of firefighters to a computerized fire strategies and tactics drill during physical activity

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 376-381

  Webb, Heather E ^a   McMinn, David R ^a   Garten, Ryan S ^a,c   Beckman, Jamie L ^a   Kamimori, Gary H ^b   Acevedo, Edmund O ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined stress; Dual stress; Occupational stress; Psychophysiology; Stress

Indexed keywords

DRILLS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; NASA; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; STRESSES;

COMBINED STRESS; DUAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT; OCCUPATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY; OCCUPATIONAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES OF STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EXERCISE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MENTAL LOAD; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

EID: 77649234628     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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