Use of thermal imagery for estimation of core body temperature during precooling, exertion, and recovery in wildland firefighter protective clothing

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 390-399

  Bourlai, Thirimachos ^a   Pryor, Riana R ^b   Suyama, Joe ^b   Reis, Steven E ^b   Hostler, David ^b  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Assessment; Heat stress; Performance; Thermography; Thermometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STANDARD; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84861487818     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2012.670689     Document Type: Article

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