An assessment of energy expenditure of soldiers serving in the Polish chemical units, performing training tasks in 2 types of personal chemical protective clothing – comparative studies

• Published in: International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 645 - 652
• Main Authors: Bertrandt, Jerzy, Kłos, Anna, Łakomy, Roman, Bertrandt, Bartosz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Poland Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 16.10.2019
• Subjects: Accidents; Adult; Biohazards; Biological & chemical weapons; Biological warfare; Biological weapons; chemical and personal protective clothing; Chemical contaminants; Chemical contamination; Chemical pollution; chemical troops; chemical weapon; Chemical weapons; Comparative literature; Comparative studies; Contamination; defense against CBRN hazards; Dermatologic agents; Energy; Energy expenditure; Energy Metabolism; Gas masks; Hazardous areas; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Military aspects; Military Personnel; Military training; NBC protection; Organic chemistry; Oxygen Consumption; Patient monitoring equipment; Physical Exertion - physiology; Poland; Protective clothing; Protective Clothing - adverse effects; Radioactive contamination; Radioactive pollution; Radioactive substances; Respiratory Protective Devices; Skin; Soldiers; Surveys; Terrorism; Training; Poland; NBC protection; chemical troops; defense against CBRN hazards; energy expenditure; chemical weapon; chemical and personal protective clothing

Individual protection against contamination is the kind of protection provided to persons in an environment contaminated with radioactive substances, and war toxic or biological agents, including the use of gas masks, and insulating or filtration skin protection agents. The aim of this work was to p...