Effects of forearm vs. leg submersion in work tolerance time in a hot environment while wearing firefighter protective clothing

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 473-477

  Katica, Charles P ^a   Pritchett, Robert C ^b   Pritchett, Kelly L ^b   Del Pozzi, Andrew T ^a   Balilionis, Gytis ^a   Burnham, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

heat stress; peripheral cooling; thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FIRE; FOREARM; HEART RATE; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; IMMERSION; LEG; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FIRES; FOREARM; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; LEG; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THERMOSENSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960739639     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.590743     Document Type: Article

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