Comparison of the Impact of an Optimized Ice Cooling Vest and a Paraffin Cooling Vest on Physiological and Perceptual Strain [PDF]
Safety and Health at Work, 2019 Background: Ice cooling vests can cause tissue damage and have no flexibility. Therefore, these two undesirable properties of ice cooling vest were optimized, and the present study was aimed to compare the impact of the optimized ice cooling vest and a ...
Mansoor zare +3 more
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Wearing a Cooling Vest During Half-Time Improves Intermittent Exercise in the Heat [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 Endurance and intermittent exercise performance are impaired by high ambient temperatures. Various countermeasures are considered to prevent the decline in exercise performance in the heat, convenient, and practical cooling strategies attracts attention.
Yudai Chaen +2 more
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Is the Cooling Vest an Ergogenic Tool for Physically Active Individuals? Assessment of Perceptual Response, Thermo-Physiological Behavior, and Sports Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Bioengineering, 2023 Exercise capacity is limited by environmental heat stress because thermoregulatory systems are altered and cannot prevent the elevation of body temperature due to a complex interplay of physiological, physical, and perceptual alterations.
Diego Fernández-Lázaro +5 more
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Verification of a Comfort-Enhanced Liquid Cooling Vest
Applied Sciences, 2021 Firefighter uniforms provide thermal protection and block radiant as well as high-temperature heat. However, they limit cooling and the dissipation of internal heat from the body.
Wen-Kuei Lai, Chih-Fu Wu
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An Evaluation of Personal Cooling Systems for Reducing Thermal Strain Whilst Working in Chemical/Biological Protective Clothing [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 ObjectiveThe use of personal cooling systems to mitigate heat strain on first-responders achieves two potential performance benefits relative to the absence of such cooling: (1) the completion of a workload with less effort; and/or (2) the completion of ...
Aaron J. E. Bach +6 more
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Internal and external cooling methods and their effect on body temperature, thermal perception and dexterity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The present study aimed to compare a range of cooling methods possibly utilised by occupational workers, focusing on their effect on body temperature, perception and manual dexterity.Ten male participants completed eight trials involving 30 min of seated
Matthew J Maley +5 more
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Novel cooling vest with personal protective equipment alleviates heat strain without increasing metabolic demands in the heat [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & HealthOBJECTIVE: Wearing medical personal protective equipment (PPE) substantially increases heat strain by elevating metabolic heat production while impairing heat dissipation.
Patarawadee Sainiyom +4 more
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Thermoregulatory influence of a cooling vest on hyperthermic athletes. [PDF]
J Athl Train, 2008 Abstract Context: Athletic trainers must have sound evidence for the best practices in treating and preventing heat-related emergencies and potentially catastrophic events. Objective: To examine the effectiveness of a superficial ...
Lopez RM, Cleary MA, Jones LC, Zuri RE.
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Effects of cooling vest and personal protective equipment removal on thermoregulation in wildland firefighters during progressive thermal loads [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundWildland firefighters (WFFs) regularly face demanding physical and environmental conditions during their duties, such as high ambient temperatures, challenging terrains, heavy equipment and protective gear.
Jorge Gutiérrez-Arroyo +6 more
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Cumulative pre-cooling methods do not enhance cycling performance in tropical climate. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of mixed cooling techniques (combination of internal and external strategies, with and without menthol) during warm-up for a time trial in tropical climate.
Aurélie Collado +3 more
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