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Comparing the effect of Fire-fighting protective
clothes and usual work clothes on
aerobic capacity (Vo2max)Majid Najafi Kalyani1, Abbas Ebadi2,
Soheil Najafi Mehri3, Nahid Jamshidi4ABSTRACT
Objective: In many jobs, people must use protective clothes to avoid physical, chemical and environmental damages. Such clothes should cause the minimal physiological, mental and organic limitations on the body, beside their protective features. The aim of this study was to compare the Iranian fire-fighting protective clothes with usual work clothes, in terms of their effects on Aerobic capacity of the subjects.
Methodology: This is an experimental study, in which 30 healthy male participants were chosen according to inclusion criteria. Their physical activity was measured once by wearing Fire-fighting protective clothes and the other time by wearing usual work clothes by randomly, based on Bruce protocol. After the physical activity, parameters such as activity time, and the distance were measured. Aerobic capacity was also predicted by setting the activity time in the Bruce formula.
Results: The results show that the aerobic capacity (Vo2max) was44.25±6.42ml/kg/min in participants with fire-fighting protective clothes, While this number was 57.43±5.34 ml/kg/min for usual work clothes. This difference is statistically significant (p<0.001). These two sets of clothes are different in their effects on parameters such as activity (exhaustion), the distance and Vo2max.The obtained values for common clothes are better than for fire-fighting protective clothes.
Conclusions: The results showed that Iranian fire-fighting protective clothes result in less tolerance time, because the aerobic capacity (Vo2max) for these clothes was observed as less than the usual work clothes.
KEY WORDS: Fire-fighting protective clothes, Usual work clothes, Aerobic capacity, Bruce protocol.
Pak J Med Sci October - December 2008 (Part-I) Vol. 24 No. 5 678-683
How to cite this article:
Kalyani MN, Ebadi A, Mehri SN, Jamshidi N. Comparing the effect of Fire-fighting protective clothes & usual work clothes on aerobic capacity (VO2max). Pak J Med Sci 2008;24(5):678-83.
1. Majid Najafi Kalyani, MSN.
Department of Medical Surgical,
Faculty of Nursing,
Army University of Medical Sciences,
Tehran, Iran.
2. Abbas Ebadi, Instructor,
MSN, Ph.D Candidate,
Department of Medical Surgical,
Faculty of Nursing,
Tarbiat Modares University,
Baqiatallah Medical Sciences University,
Tehran, Iran.
3. Soheil Najafi Mehri, Instructor,
MSN, Ph.D Candidate,
Department of Medical Surgical,
Faculty of Nursing,
Baqiatallah Medical Sciences University,
Tehran, Iran.
4. Nahid Jamshidi, BSN,
MS Candidate of Nursing,
Razi Nursing Faculty,
Kerman Medical Sciences University,
Kerman, Iran.Correspondence
Majid Najafi Kalyani, MSN.
Department of Medical Surgical,
Faculty of Nursing,
Army University of Medical Sciences,
Tehran, Iran.
E-mail: majidnajafi5@yahoo.com
* Received for Publication: January 23, 2008
* Revision Received: January 26, 2008
* 2nd Revision Received: June 17, 2008
* Final revision Accepted: July 25, 2008
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