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Negligible heat strain in armored vehicle officers wearing personal body armor

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the heat strain experienced by armored vehicle officers (AVOs) wearing personal body armor (PBA) in a sub-tropical climate. METHODS: Twelve male AVOs, aged 35-58 years, undertook an eight hour shift while wearing PBA. Heart rate and core temperature were monitored co...

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Autores principales: Stewart, Ian B, Hunt, Andrew P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3157446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21801453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-6-22