- Author
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Adams, J.
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Roberts, J.
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Simms, K.
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Cheng, D.
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Hartman, J.
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Bartlett, C.
- Title
- Measurement of Functional Capacity Requirements to Aid in Development of an Occupation-Specific Rehabilitation Training Program to Help Firefighters With Cardiac Disease Safely Return to Work.
- Coporate
- Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX
Montgomery Fire and Rescue Service, Rockville, MD
Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, TX
- Journal
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American Journal of Cardiology,
Vol. 103,
No. 6,
762-765,
March 15, 2009
- Keywords
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fire fighters
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cardiac effects
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training
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males
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fire fighting
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protective equipment
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instruments
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masks
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oxygen consumption
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statistics
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fire fighting equipment
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health hazards
- Identifiers
- demographic information and test results listed in descending order of subject age; functional capacity requirements of fire fighters; occupation-specific training program in cardiac rehabilitation; fire and rescue obstacle course that simulated 7 common fire fighting tasks; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); portable metabolic instruments; data collection mask; oxygen consumption (VO2) and working heart rate; calculated age-predicted maximum heart rates; training target heart rates; metabolic equivalents