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Comparison of active cooling devices with passive cooling for rehabilitation of firefighters performing exercise in thermal protective clothing: a report from the …

Hostler et al., 2010

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Hostler D
Reis S
Bednez J
Kerin S
Suyama J
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Prehospital emergency care

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Background. Thermal protective clothing (TPC) worn by firefighters provides considerable protection from the external environment during structural fire suppression. However, TPC is associated with physiologic derangements that may have adverse cardiovascular …
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