Physiological Demands of a Self-Paced Firefighter Air-Management Course and Determination of Work Efficiency.

ABSTRACT: Firefighters often complete air management courses (AMC) to assess the ability to tolerate personal protective equipment, appropriately manage the breathing system and assess occupational performance. Little information is known relative to the physiological demands of AMCs, nor how to assess work efficiency in order to characterize occupational performance and evaluate progress.

Purpose

To assess the physiological demands of an AMC and examine differences across BMI categories. A secondary aim was to develop an equation to assess work efficiency in firefighters.

Methods

Fifty-seven firefighters (Women, n = 4; age: 37.2 ± 8.4 yr.; height: 182.0 ± 6.9 cm; body mass: 90.8 ± 13.1 kg; BMI: 27.8 ± 3.6 kg·m^-2) completed an AMC per routine evaluation while wearing a depar

SUBMITTER: Jagim AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9944468 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature