Citation

Bricknell MCM. J. R. Army Med. Corps 1997; 143(1): 44-48.

Affiliation

23 Parachute Field Ambulance, Normandy Barracks, Montgomery Lines, Aldershot, Hants.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, UK Royal Army Medical Corps)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9089552

Abstract

Heat illness is a recognised risk of military training. The Combat Fitness Test (CFT) has been identified as an activity that has been associated with heat casualties. The aim of this study was to establish whether a heat stress limit could be set for acclimatised soldiers performing the CFT by measuring the group mean rises in core temperature whilst performing the CFT at various environmental temperatures. The study showed that CFTs should not be undertaken when the start or expected end Wet Bulb Globe Test (WBGT) is greater than 25 degrees C if the group mean rise in core temperature is not to exceed 0.6 degree C (95% CI 0.2 degree C to 1 degree C).

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