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Evaluation Of Air Consumption And Work Efficiency In Structural Firefighters, Emily Lynn Langford
Evaluation Of Air Consumption And Work Efficiency In Structural Firefighters, Emily Lynn Langford
Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion
INTRODUCTION: For safe and efficient fireground performance, firefighters (FF) must consume air supplied by the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) efficiently while sustaining high work rates. Firefighter research and fire department physical ability assessments typically quantify performance solely on task completion time (i.e., work rate), failing to consider the critical element of air consumption efficiency, which subsequently impacts the SCBA’s functional work duration. PURPOSES: (Arm 1, Aim #1) To examine variability in air consumption (AC) between FF during standardized pace tasks; (Arm 1, Aim #2) To evaluate AC efficiency (ACE) against a recognized metabolic-work rate concept of economy; (Arm …
The Correlation Between Acl Injury & Concussion, Brandon Michael Phillips
The Correlation Between Acl Injury & Concussion, Brandon Michael Phillips
Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Concussion (also known as mild traumatic brain injury) is a neurological injury that occurs after a blow to the head or neck area and can have affects to movement based on the severity of the injury. Mild traumatic brain injury has possible linkage to an increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The purpose of this thesis was to assess the impact of prior concussion on lower extremity mechanics that are associated with risk of ACL injury. A total of 11 individuals with prior history of concussion and 11 healthy individuals without prior history of concussion (56.5 months since …