TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - The effect of the UK aircrew chemical defence assembly on thermal strain
JO  - Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
A1  - Thornton, R.
A1  - Brown, G. A.
A1  - Redman, P. J.
SP  - 208
EP  - 211
VL  - 56
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0095-6562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -