Comparison of active cooling devices to passive cooling for rehabilitation of firefighters performing exercise in thermal protective clothing A report from the Fireground Rehab Evaluation (FI英文精品课件.pdf

NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Prehosp Emerg Care . Author manuscript; available in PMC 2011 July 1. N Published in final edited form as: I H Prehosp Emerg Care . 2010 ; 14(3): 300–309. doi:10.3109/10903121003770654. - P A A u Comparison of active cooling devices to passive cooling for t h o r rehabilitation of firefighters performing exercise in thermal M a n protective clothing: A report from the Fireground Rehab u s c r Evaluation (FIRE) trial i p t David Hostler, PhD1, Steven E Reis, MD1,2, James C Bednez, MS1, Sarah Kerin1, and Joe Suyama, MD1 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Responder Human Performance Lab, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 2Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania N I H - Abstract P A Background—Thermal protective clothing (TPC) worn by firefighters provides considerable A u protection from the external environment during structural fire suppression. However, TPC is t h associated with physiological derangements that may have adverse cardiovascular consequences. o r These derangements should be treated during on-scene rehabilitation periods. M a Objective—The present study examined heart rate and core temperature responses during the n u application of four active cooling devices, currently being marketed to the fire service for on-scene s c rehab, and compared them to passive cooling in a moderate temperature (approximately 24°C) and r i p to an infusion of cold (4°C) saline. t Meth