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ArticleElectronic physician2017

Step Test: a method for evaluating maximum oxygen consumption to determine the ability kind of work among students of medical emergencies.

Payam Heydari, Sakineh Varmazyar, Ahmad Nikpey, Ali Safari Variani, Mojtaba Jafarvand

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Payam HeydariM.Sc. of Occupational Health Engineering. Department Of Occupational Health Engineering, Social Determinants Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Sakineh VarmazyarPh.D. of Occupational Health Engineering, Assistant Professor, Department Of Occupational Health Engineering, Social Determinants Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Ahmad NikpeyPh.D. of Occupational Health Engineering, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Ali Safari VarianiPh.D. of Occupational Health Engineering, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Mojtaba JafarvandM.Sc. of Occupational Health Engineering. Department Of Occupational Health Engineering, Social Determinants Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

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introductionMaximum oxygen consumption shows the maximum oxygen rate of muscle oxygenation that is acceptable in many cases, to measure the fitness between person and the desired job. Given that medical emergencies are important, and difficult jobs in emergency situations require people with high physical ability and readiness for the job, the aim of this study was to evaluate the maximum oxygen consumption, to determine the ability of work type among students of medical emergencies in Qazvin in 2016.

methodsThis study was a descriptive - analytical, and in cross-sectional type conducted among 36 volunteer students of medical emergencies in Qazvin in 2016. After necessary coordination for the implementation of the study, participants completed health questionnaires and demographic characteristics and then the participants were evaluated with step tests of American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM). Data analysis was done by SPSS version 18 and U-Mann-Whitney tests, Kruskal-Wallis and Pearson correlation coefficient.

resultsAverage of maximum oxygen consumption of the participants was estimated 3.15±0.50 liters per minute. 91.7% of medical emergencies students were selected as appropriate in terms of maximum oxygen consumption and thus had the ability to do heavy and too heavy work. Average of maximum oxygen consumption evaluated by the U-Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis, had significant relationship with age (p<0.05) and weight groups (p<0.001). There was a significant positive correlation between maximum oxygen consumption with weight and body mass index (p<0.001).

conclusionThe results of this study showed that demographic variables of weight and body mass index are the factors influencing the determination of maximum oxygen consumption, as most of the students had the ability to do heavy, and too heavy work. Therefore, people with ability to do average work are not suitable for medical emergency tasks.

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PMCPMC5407238

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