Ice cooling vest on tolerance for exercise under uncompensable heat stress

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 484-491

  Kenny, Glen P ^a   Schissler, Andrew R ^a   Stapleton, Jill ^a   Piamonte, Matthew ^a   Binder, Konrad ^a   Lynn, Aaron ^a   Lan, Christopher Q ^a   Hardcastle, Stephen G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Natural Resources Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

core temperature; exposure limits; thermal strain; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; ICE; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THERMOSENSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960703046     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.596043     Document Type: Article

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