Body Composition And Blood Pressure Responses In Volunteer Firefighter Population
Abstract
The dangerous emergency scenes firefighters are called upon increase the risk of sudden cardiac death, which claims more firefighter (FF) lives than actual fires do. Prior studies have reported that wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) creates CV stress in FF. Recently we examined blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) responses to a treadmill test in volunteer firefighters and found that BP and HR responses are exaggerated when a firefighter wears full gear (PPE + SCBA) (data to be published). It needs to be determined whether body size affects this response.
Department
Kinesiology
Publication Date
5-2015
Journal Title
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Perez AN, Aichele KR, Oakman JE, Neal MP, Cromwell CM, Lenzo JM, Bye NL, Santaniello EL, Hill JA, Evans RC, Thiele KA, Chavis LN, Getty AK, Louth VC, Wisdo TR, Generotti M, Brown MD, Feairheller DL. Body Composition and Blood Pressure Responses in Volunteer Firefighter Population. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47:5. Supp. 2015.
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