Citation

Singh AP, Majumdar D, Bhatia MR, Srivastava KK, Selvamurthy W. Int. J. Biometeorol. 1995; 39(2): 64-68.

Affiliation

Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, International Society of Biometeorology, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8530206

Abstract

A field study was undertaken to investigate the effects of combined noise, vibration and heat stress on the physiological functions of the crew of armoured vehicles during prolonged combat exercise in a desert. The sound pressure level of noise was measured with a sound level meter and accelerations by vibration analyser. The thermal load on the crew was evaluated by calculating the wet bulb globe temperature index. The physiological responses of the subjects (n = 9), included significant increases in the heart rate, 24 h water intake and urinary catecholamine concentration. A significant decrease was recorded in body mass, peak expiratory flow rate and 24 h urinary output. The high heat load on the crew resulted in a hypohydration of 3% body mass and appeared to be the dominant factor in producing the physiological strain.

KW: Hyperthermia in automobiles

Language: en