Comparison of active cooling devices with passive cooling for rehabilitation of firefighters performing exercise in thermal protective clothing: A report from the fireground rehab evaluation (FIRE) trial

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 300-309

  Hostler, David ^a   Reis, Steven E ^a,b   Bednez, James C ^a   Kerin, Sarah ^c   Suyama, Joe ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cardiovascular strain; Cooling; Firefighter; Heat strain; Performance; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRE; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CRYOTHERAPY; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRES; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952986405     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903121003770654     Document Type: Article

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