Water immersion for post incident cooling of firefighters; a review of practical fire ground cooling modalities
Rapidly cooling firefighters post emergency response is likely to increase the operational effectiveness of fire services during prolonged incidents. A variety of techniques have therefore been examined to return firefighters core body temperature to safe levels prior to fire scene re-entry or redep...
Main Authors: | Brearley, Matt, Walker, Anthony |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4588265/ |
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