Trial reportPloS one2013
Field tests for evaluating the aerobic work capacity of firefighters.
Trial report in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Musculoskeletal Health, and Physical Fitness on Occupational Performance in Firefighters-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Autologous Doping with Cryopreserved Red Blood Cells - Effects on Physical Performance and Detection by Multivariate Statistics.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Fueling the Firefighter and Tactical Athlete with Creatine: A Narrative Review of a Key Nutrient for Public Safety.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Predicting competitive alpine skiing performance by multivariable statistics-the need for individual profiling.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- The impact of positive-pressure breathing apparatus on muscle fatigue of volunteer firefighter.PloS one · 2024Article
- Physiological Demands of a Self-Paced Firefighter Air-Management Course and Determination of Work Efficiency.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- A review of test methods for evaluating mobility of firefighters wearing personal protective equipment.Industrial health · 2022Review
- Effect of 12 weeks of complex training on occupational activities, strength, and power in professional firefighters.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Urinary Proteomics of Simulated Firefighting Tasks and Its Relation to Fitness Parameters.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Use of Fitness Testing to Predict Occupational Performance in Tactical Personnel: A Critical Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Physical fitness levels of South Korean national male and female firefighters.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2020Article
- The First Lactate Threshold Is a Limit for Heavy Occupational Work.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020Article
- Relationships between strength and endurance parameters and air depletion rates in professional firefighters.Scientific reports · 2017Article
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- Multivariate statistical assessment of predictors of firefighters' muscular and aerobic work capacity.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
Working as a firefighter is physically strenuous, and a high level of physical fitness increases a firefighter's ability to cope with the physical stress of their profession. Direct measurements of aerobic capacity, however, are often complicated, time consuming, and expensive. The first aim of the present study was to evaluate the correlations between direct (laboratory) and indirect (field) aerobic capacity tests with common and physically demanding firefighting tasks. The second aim was to give recommendations as to which field tests may be the most useful for evaluating firefighters' aerobic work capacity. A total of 38 subjects (26 men and 12 women) were included. Two aerobic capacity tests, six field tests, and seven firefighting tasks were performed. Lactate threshold and onset of blood lactate accumulation were found to be correlated to the performance of one work task (r(s) = -0.65 and -0.63, p<0.01, respectively). Absolute (mL · min(-1)) and relative (mL · kg(-1) · min(-1)) maximal aerobic capacity was correlated to all but one of the work tasks (r(s) = -0.79 to 0.55 and -0.74 to 0.47, p<0.01, respectively). Aerobic capacity is important for firefighters' work performance, and we have concluded that the time to row 500 m, the time to run 3000 m relative to body weight (s · kg(-1)), and the percent of maximal heart rate achieved during treadmill walking are the most valid field tests for evaluating a firefighter's aerobic work capacity.
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