Core temperature and heart rate response to repeated bouts of firefighting activities

Ergonomics

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1465-1473

  Horn, Gavin P ^a   Blevins, Sue ^a   Fernhall, Bo ^b   Smith, Denise L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

core temperature; firefighting; heart rate; heat stress

Indexed keywords

CORE TEMPERATURE; FIREFIGHTING; FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS; HEART RATE RESPONSE; HEART RATES; HEAT STRESS; MULTIPLE CYLINDERS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

FIRES; HEART; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMAL STRESS;

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FIRES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885086118     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2013.818719     Document Type: Article

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