@article{ref1,
title="The effect of the UK aircrew chemical defence assembly on thermal strain",
journal="Aviation, space, and environmental medicine",
year="1985",
author="Thornton, R. and Brown, G. A. and Redman, P. J.",
volume="56",
number="3",
pages="208-211",
abstract="The thermal strain imposed on helicopter aircrew by chemical protective (NBC) clothing in summer in Germany has been assessed in a laboratory simulation. The environmental conditions used were dry bulb temperature 35 degrees C, wet bulb temperature 19 degrees C and a wind speed of 2.0 m X s-1. The NBC equipment imposed a significant thermal strain on the crewman when compared with standard summer flying clothing, but not on the pilot whose tasks involve lower energy expenditures. Deep body temperature exceeded 37.6 degrees C and a significant degree of dehydration (1% of body weight) also occurred, despite the availability of a drinking facility in the respirator. It is recommended that the only practical way of preventing thermal strain in helicopter crewmen under NBC conditions is by providing personal conditioning.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0095-6562",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}