@article{ref1,
title="Strategies for increasing evaporative cooling during simulated desert patrol mission",
journal="Ergonomics",
year="2015",
author="Ciuha, Ursa and Grönkvist, Mikael and Mekjavić, Igor B. and Eiken, Ola",
volume="59",
number="2",
pages="298-309",
abstract="The study evaluated the efficiency of two heat dissipation strategies under simulated desert patrol missions. Ten men participated in four trials, during which they walked on a treadmill (45°C, 20% relative humidity), carrying a load of 35 kg; two 50-min walks were separated by a 20-min rest. Cooling strategies, provided by an ambient air ventilated vest (active cooling condition; AC), or water spraying of the skin during the rest (passive cooling condition; PC), in addition to reduced clothing and open zippers, were compared to conditions with full protective (FP) clothing and naked condition (NC). Skin temperature was higher during NC (37.9 ± 0.4°C; p < 0.001), and rectal temperature and heart rate were higher during FP (38.6 ± 0.4°C, p < 0.001 and 145 ± 12, p < 0.001, respectively), compared to other conditions. Four subjects terminated the trial prematurely due to signs of heat exhaustion in FP. Both cooling strategies substantially improved evaporative cooling.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0014-0139",
doi="10.1080/00140139.2015.1061142",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2015.1061142"
}