Application of thermoregulatory modeling to predict core and skin temperatures in firefighters

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-120

  Kim, Jung Hyun ^a   Williams, W Jon ^a   Coca, Aitor ^a   Yokota, Miyo ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Heat stress; Protective clothing; Real time modeling; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; COOLING EFFECTS; CORE TEMPERATURE; DIRECT MONITORING; EXTERNAL WORK; HEAT STRESS; LOSS MECHANISMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAINS; PREDICTION ERRORS; REAL TIME MODELING; SKIN TEMPERATURES; THERMAL RESPONSE; THERMOREGULATORY;

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SPORTING GOODS;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 84871647817     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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