Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the adaptation process to respiratory protective devices (RPD). Twenty healthy subjects were tested at 80% of their V̇O2max for 6 consecutive days with a fitted RPD with an airway resistance of 2.80 ± 0.07 cm H2O. s/l. lt was concluded that working with RPD at a work capacity close to maximum for several minutes per day induces a rapid adaptation process. This is demonstrated by an improvement in physiological parameters rather than in subjective sensations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 663-665 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| State | Published - 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |