Effect of wearing an N95 filtering facepiece respirator on superomedial orbital infrared indirect brain temperature measurements

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 67-73

  DiLeo, Travis ^a   Roberge, Raymond J ^a   Kim, Jung Hyun ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Filtering facepiece respirators; Orbital infrared indirect brain temperature measurements; Thermal discomfort

Indexed keywords

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BRAIN TEMPERATURES; FILTERING FACEPIECE; INDIRECT METHODS; INFRARED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS; N95 FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATORS; SUBJECTIVE IMPRESSIONS; THERMAL DISCOMFORT; TYMPANIC MEMBRANES;

RESPIRATORS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; BRAIN TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMFORT; CORE TEMPERATURE; EARDRUM; EYE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; N95 FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE BREATHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY; SUPEROMEDIAL ORBITAL INFRARED INDIRECT BRAIN TEMPERATURE; TYMPANIC TEMPERATURE; VENTILATOR; WARMING; YOUNG ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; GAS MASK; INFRARED RADIATION; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; SKIN; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SKIN; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954348895     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-016-9828-6     Document Type: Article

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