Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2011
The impact of different cooling modalities on the physiological responses in firefighters during strenuous work performed in high environmental temperatures.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of cooling strategies for emergency personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of Heat Mitigation Strategies on Core Temperature and Endurance Exercise: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Pooled it
- Inefficacy of neck cooling in suppressing core body temperature elevation during exercise in a hot environment: a randomized cross-over trial.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2025Trial
- Physiological and Perceived Effects of Forearm or Head Cooling During Simulated Firefighting Activity and Rehabilitation.Journal of athletic training · 2016Trial
- Probability of hyperthermia in a hot environment while wearing a liquid cooling garment underneath firefighters' protective clothing.Journal of occupational and environmental hygieneTrial
- The effects of carbonated cold water immersion of the arm during half-time on intermittent exercise performance in the heat.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Ineffectiveness of Water Mist Spray to the Upper Body of Healthy Adults in Suppressing Core Temperature Under Windless Environment.Safety and health at work · 2025Article
- Problems of operation of positive pressure ventilators on the basis of surveys of Polish officers of the State Fire Service.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effects of cooling vest and personal protective equipment removal on thermoregulation in wildland firefighters during progressive thermal loads.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Efficacy of two intermittent cooling strategies during prolonged work-rest intervals in the heat with personal protective gear compared with a control condition.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Article
- Cold water immersion of the hand and forearm during half-time improves intermittent exercise performance in the heat.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Psychological, Physical, and Heat Stress Indicators Prior to and after a 15-Minute Structural Firefighting Task.Biology · 2022Article
- The Impact of Wrist Percooling on Physiological and Perceptual Responses during a Running Time Trial Performance in the Heat.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Effect of continuous cooling on inhibition and attention while wearing firefighter's PPE in a hot environment.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2020Article
- A novel vest with dual functions for firefighters: combined effects of body cooling and cold fluid ingestion on the alleviation of heat strain.Industrial health · 2020Article
- Efficacy of Various Cooling Techniques During Exercise in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Crossover Intervention Study.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Impacts of cooling intervention on the heat strain attenuation of construction workers.International journal of biometeorology · 2018Article
- Skin Temperature Measurement Using Contact Thermometry: A Systematic Review of Setup Variables and Their Effects on Measured Values.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Review
- The Effect of Various Hot Environments on Physiological Responses and Information Processing Performance Following Firefighting Activities in a Smoke-Diving Room.Safety and health at work · 2017Article
- The effect of practical cooling strategies on physiological response and cognitive function during simulated firefighting tasks.Health promotion perspectives · 2017Article
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Abstract
This study investigated the impact of ice vests and hand/forearm immersion on accelerating the physiological recovery between two bouts of strenuous exercise in the heat [mean (SD), 49.1(1.3)°C, RH 12 (1)]. On four occasions, eight firefighters completed two 20-min bouts of treadmill walking (5 km h, 7.5% gradient) while wearing standard firefighter protective clothing. Each bout was separated by a 15-min recovery period, during which one of four conditions were administered: ice vest (VEST), hand/forearm immersion (W), ice vest combined with hand/forearm immersion (VEST + W) and control (CON). Core temperature was significantly lower at the end of the recovery period in the VEST + W (37.97 ± 0.23°C) and W (37.96 ± 0.19°C) compared with the VEST (38.21 ± 0.12°C) and CON (38.29 ± 0.25°C) conditions and remained consistently lower throughout the second bout of exercise. Heart rate responses during the recovery period and bout 2 were similar between the VEST + W and W conditions which were significantly lower compared with the VEST and CON which did not differ from each other. Mean skin temperature was significantly lower at the start of bout 2 in the cooling conditions compared with CON; these differences reduced as exercise progressed. These findings demonstrate that hand/forearm immersion (~19°C) is more effective than ice vests in reducing the physiological strain when firefighters re-enter structural fires after short rest periods. Combining ice vests with hand/forearm immersion provides no additional benefit.
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