ArticleJournal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)2020
Keeping older individuals cool in hot and moderately humid conditions: wetted clothing with and without an electric fan.
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- Quantifying the impact of heat on human physical work capacity; part II: the observed interaction of air velocity with temperature, humidity, sweat rate, and clothing is not captured by most heat stress indices.International journal of biometeorology · 2022Article
- Occupational heat strain in outdoor workers: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2022Review
- Extreme Weather and Climate Change: Population Health and Health System Implications.Annual review of public health · 2021Review
- Kidney physiology and pathophysiology during heat stress and the modification by exercise, dehydration, heat acclimation and aging.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2021Review
- Dietary nitrate supplementation does not influence thermoregulatory or cardiovascular strain in older individuals during severe ambient heat stress.Experimental physiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
The present study evaluated whether wearing a water-soaked t-shirt, with or without electric fan use, mitigates thermal and cardiovascular strain in older individuals exposed to hot and moderately humid conditions. Nine healthy older individuals (68 ± 4 yr; five women) completed three 120-min heat exposures (42.4 ± 0.2°C, 34.2 ± 0.9% relative humidity) on separate days while wearing a dry t-shirt (CON), a t-shirt soaked with 500 ml of tap water (WET), or a t-shirt soaked with 500 ml of tap water while facing an electric fan (2.4 ± 0.4 m/s; WET+FAN). Measurements included core and skin temperatures, evaporative mass losses, heart rate, and blood pressure. In the WET condition, elevations in core temperature were attenuated compared with DRY from 30 to 120 min and compared with WET+FAN from 30 to 90 min (
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