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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