Effect of Personal Protective Equipment on the Physiological Responses of Different Body Weight Groups of Firefighters

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<p>This study analyzed two firefighter groups, the heavy bodyweight (HBW) and the light body weight (LBW) groups. The main aim was to evaluate the physiological responses of these two groups during the personal protective equipment standard test. Furthermore, the differences in the physiological responses between the two groups were hypothesized. All groups performed a 5.5 km∙hr -1 treadmill exercise under 0.967 Kg sports attire as a control condition (CON) and 18.974 Kg personal protective equipment as the PPE condition (PPE), at air temperatures (Ta) of 32℃ and 60% relative humidity (RH), respectively. The result showed that the hypothesis was rejected since no differences in physiological responses were found between HBW and LBW groups. The differences only occurred within each group when PPE or control clothing was used. The physical condition of the volunteers was similar due to their daily structured exercise despite differences in body weight between both groups. Therefore, the bodyweight of volunteers is not a relevant issue, provided they are well trained for the standard PPE test.</p>

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