A randomized controlled trial of aspirin and exertional heat stress activation of platelets in firefighters during exertion in thermal protective clothing

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 359-367

  Hostler, David ^a   Suyama, Joe ^a   Guyette, Francis X ^a   Moore, Charity G ^a   Pryor, Riana R ^a   Khorana, Priya ^a   McEntire, Serina J ^a   Comer, Diane ^a   Reis, Steven E ^a  

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

Author keywords

emergency incident rehabilitation; Firefighter; thermoregulation; uncompensable heat stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FIRE FIGHTER; HEAT; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TIME;

ADULT; ASPIRIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EXERCISE TEST; FIREFIGHTERS; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PLATELET FUNCTION TESTS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84902994222     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2013.869644     Document Type: Article

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