Novel Method of Estimating Metabolic Rates of Soldiers Engaged in Chemical Biological Defense Training

Abstract

Estimates of metabolic rate for typical training exercises during which, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and/or explosive personal protective ensembles are worn are currently unknown. Scientists, materiel developers, and warfighters require these metabolic rates to make informed decisions about the metabolic and thermal effects of working while wearing encapsulating personal protective equipment. Physiological data were collected from volunteers during Chemical Response Team (CRT) and Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (WMD-CST) training exercises at three different locations. These data included core temperature (TC) values which were used with contextual environmental and ensemble characteristic data to estimate metabolic rate using the USARIEM developed physics and physiology based thermoregulatory model SCENARIO. Mean metabolic rate values ranged between 184 +/- 66 W and 542 +/- 142 W and total energy expenditure (EEtot) for each exercise period ranged from 1.2 +/- 0.2 MJ to 2.6 +/- 0.4 MJ

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1022691

Entities

People

  • Adam W Potter
  • Alexander P. Welles
  • Mark J. Buller
  • William J. Tharion

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Temperature
  • Blood Flow
  • Body Armor
  • Clothing
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ebola Virus
  • Energy
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Equipment
  • Standards
  • Training
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Exercise and Sports Science.