Metabolic Demands of Law Enforcement Personal Protective Equipment During Exercise Tasks
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu13716357602021-08-03T05:24:02Z Metabolic Demands of Law Enforcement Personal Protective Equipment During Exercise Tasks Wisniewski, Hannah R. Kinesiology Metabolic Demand Personal Protective Equipment Work Physiology Law Enforcement Many occupations require the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) but themetabolic demands created by such equipment are unknown for certain professions. Common occupations that require PPE include chemical workers, firefighters, metal workers, forestry workers, and police officers. Recent studies have examined the thermal effects of PPE mostly in firefighters (Carter and Banister, 1997; Havenith and Heus, 2004; Havenith and Nilsson, 2004;Larsen, Netoo, and Aisbett, 2011; Rhea, Alvar and Gray, 2004; Taylor, Lewis, Notely, and Peoples, 2011; Turner, Chious, Zweiener, Weaver, and Spahr, 2010), but few have examined the physiological and perceptual impact of PPE. The purpose of this study was to determine if there were significant metabolic and perceptual differences between activity with and without the PPE ensemble required for police officers. Twelve participants (6 males, 6 females, age 24.3 ± 3yrs, height 172.5 ± 10cm, weight 73.8 ± 11.8 kg) were asked to complete an experimental and control exercise session consisting of three modes of exercise: walking at 3mph for 10 minutes, jogging at 5mph for 6 minutes, and stair stepping at 24 steps/minute for 6 minutes. In the experimental condition, participants wore police PPE. A significant main effect (p < 0.01) for gear was found for heart rate (bpm), VO2 (L/min), and VE (L/min) between the control trial and the experimentaltrial. No significant main effect was found for RPE (p=0.085) or RER (p=.11). Dependent t-tests revealed significant differences for effort, discomfort, and sRPE between trials. Medium to large effect sizes were reported for all of the variables with significant main effects between modes (p< 0.01, ¿2= 0.51-0.96, ¿-ß=0.98-1.0, d=.42 – 2.7). Information found from this study can be helpful by increasing awareness of how PPE is affecting metabolic demands during exercise.Specifically, it is suggested that departments utilize this information to develop plans to overcome the metabolic effects of PPE. Possible solutions include required fitness training, annual fitness testing, and equipment redesign. 2013-08-23 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1371635760 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1371635760 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center. |
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