Zare, S and Hemmatjo, R and Allahyari, T and Hajaghazadeh, M and Hajivandi, A and Mandana, A and Kazemi, R (2018) Comparison of the effect of typical firefighting activities, live fire drills and rescue operations at height on firefighters’ physiological responses and cognitive function. Ergonomics. pp. 1-27.
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Abstract
This study examined the impact of various types of firefighting activities on firefighters’ physiological responses and cognitive function. Each firefighter was engaged in three conditions: (1) Live-fire activities (LFA), (2) Typical firefighting activities (TFA), and (3) Rescue operations at height (ROH). The effects of various types of firefighting activities on the physiological responses and cognitive function were evaluated by heart rate (HR), temporal artery temperature (TT), and the correct response (CR) on a cognitive test. The results indicated that, compared to the baseline, physiological response increased, while information processing performance decreased after the activity. Furthermore, HR and TT were significantly lower at the end of the firefighting activity in the LFA (149.33 bpm; 38.08 ○C) compared with the TFA (152.22 bpm; 38.17 ○C) and ROH (159.28 bpm; 38.24 ○C) conditions. Also, CR was significantly higher at the end of the activity in the LFA and TFA compared with the ROH condition. The results showed that rescue at height was more intensive than the other firefighting tasks in decreasing physiological and cognitive function capacity after the experiment
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cognitive function; firefighting activities; psychophysiological responses |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2018 05:50 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2019 06:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/5191 |
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