- Author
- Adams, J. | Roberts, J. | Simms, K. | Cheng, D. | Hartman, J. | 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
- American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 103, No. 6, 762-765, March 15, 2009
- Keywords
- fire fighters | cardiac effects | training | males | fire fighting | protective equipment | instruments | masks | oxygen consumption | statistics | fire fighting equipment | 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