Core-Control (Trademark) Cooling System Worn Under Firefighting Ensemble Increases Heat Exposure Stay Time.

Abstract

Shipboard firefighting can produce rapid and large increases in heart rate (HR) and body temperatures (Bennett et al., 1993a). The extremely high air temperatures and presence of steam indicates the need to identify and investigate different countermeasures to heat strain for use by damage control personnel during training and actuai shipboard operations. In previous studies, Bennett et al. (1993b), Hagan et al. (1994) and Ramirez et al. (1995) repofled that torso cool vests reduced heat strain in males wearing the U.S. Navy single-piece firefighting ensemble (FFE) and exercising in warm/humid and hot/humid environments. However, the heat-strain reduction capacity provided by torso cool vests is limited.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA308697

Entities

People

  • B. L. Bennett
  • James A. Hodgdon
  • K. A. Huey
  • K. A. Jacobs
  • R. D. Hagan

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Regions
  • Body Temperature
  • Clothing
  • Control Systems
  • Cooling
  • Electrocardiography
  • Environment
  • Health Services
  • Heart Rate
  • Measurement
  • Physiology
  • Research Facilities
  • Respiration
  • Statistical Analysis

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Military History
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.