Influence of Personal Protective Equipment on Wildland Firefighters’ Physiological Response and Performance during the Pack Test
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Experimental Design
2.2.1. Graded Exercise Test
2.2.2. Pack Test
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Mean ± SD |
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Age (years) | 31.1 ± 3.2 |
Body mass (kg) | 82.3 ± 12.2 |
Height (cm) | 177.3 ± 7.2 |
Body surface area (m2) | 2.0 ± 0.2 |
VO2max (mL·kg−1·min−1) | 55.8 ± 3.6 |
Maximal HR (beats·min−1) | 185 ± 7 |
Maximal velocity (km·h−1) | 16.9 ± 2.6 |
VO2 RCT (mL·kg−1·min−1) | 45.4 ± 5.9 |
% VO2max RCT | 80.8 ± 4.3 |
HR RCT (beats·min−1) | 172 ± 9 |
Velocity RCT (km·h−1) | 14.3 ± 1.8 |
VO2 VT (mL·kg−1 min−1) | 36.6 ± 5.8 |
% VO2max VT | 64.5 ± 4.9 |
HR VT (beats·min−1) | 140 ± 7 |
Velocity VT (km·h−1) | 10.3 ± 1.1 |
SG | PPE | Cohen’s d (rating) | |
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Pack Test completion time (min) | 33.3 ± 3.9 | 37.2 ± 4.4 * | 0.94 (large) |
Heart rate (beats·min−1) | 157 ± 9 | 169 ± 8 * | 1.46 (large) |
Percentage of maximal HR (%) | 84.4 ± 4.4 | 89.7 ± 5.1 * | 1.06 (large) |
Estimated oxygen uptake (L·min−1) | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 3.6 ± 0.5 * | 1.06 (large) |
Estimated oxygen uptake (mL·kgtotal mass−1·min−1) | 33.1 ± 5.6 | 35.8 ± 4.9 * | 0.51 (moderate) |
Percentage of VO2max (%) | 61.0 ± 4.4 | 66.6 ± 4.2 * | 1.34 (large) |
Rating of perceived exertion | 6.8 ± 0.6 | 7.4 ± 1.1 | 0.68 (moderate) |
Walking cadence (steps·min−1) | 155 ± 17 | 155 ± 17 | 0.00 (trivial) |
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Carballo-Leyenda, B.; Gutiérrez-Arroyo, J.; García-Heras, F.; Sánchez-Collado, P.; Villa-Vicente, J.G.; Rodríguez-Marroyo, J.A. Influence of Personal Protective Equipment on Wildland Firefighters’ Physiological Response and Performance during the Pack Test. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105050
Carballo-Leyenda B, Gutiérrez-Arroyo J, García-Heras F, Sánchez-Collado P, Villa-Vicente JG, Rodríguez-Marroyo JA. Influence of Personal Protective Equipment on Wildland Firefighters’ Physiological Response and Performance during the Pack Test. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(10):5050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105050
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarballo-Leyenda, Belén, Jorge Gutiérrez-Arroyo, Fabio García-Heras, Pilar Sánchez-Collado, José G. Villa-Vicente, and Jose A. Rodríguez-Marroyo. 2021. "Influence of Personal Protective Equipment on Wildland Firefighters’ Physiological Response and Performance during the Pack Test" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 10: 5050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105050