| Document ID (ISN) | 19445 |
| CIS number |
73-5 |
| Year |
1971 |
| Convention or series no. |
Report EATR 4535
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| Author(s) |
Craig F.N., Blevins W.V., Froehlich H.L. |
| Title |
Training to improve endurance in exhausting work of men wearing protective masks - A review and some preliminary experiments |
| Bibliographic information |
Medical Research Laboratory, Edgewood Arsenal, MD 21010, USA, July 1971. 24p. 24 ref. |
| Abstract |
A brief survey of the relevant literature is followed by the description and results of experiments carried out to evaluate the influence of training on endurance when performing exhausting work while carrying a protective mask. The men wore the masks with filters removed and with various inspiratory and expiratory resistance added. It was found that even without the filter, the facepiece has a degrading effect on endurance. Physical fitness was shown to be an important factor in endurance in masked men. Small differences in expiratory resistance had no effect on endurance. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
endurance limit; heavy work; respirators; physiology of respiratory system; physical training |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; air purifying respirators; evaluation of results; work capacity; human experiments; state of health |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Respiratory protection
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