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Wearing body armour and backpack loads increase the likelihood of expiratory flow limitation and respiratory muscle fatigue during marching

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Wearing body armour and backpack loads increase the likelihood of expiratory flow limitation and respiratory muscle fatigue during marching. / Armstrong, Nicola; Ward, Amanda-Jane Louise; Lomax, Mitch; Tipton, Mike; House, James R.

In: Ergonomics, Vol. 62, No. 9, 01.09.2019, p. 1181-1192.

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Harvard

Armstrong, N, Ward, A-JL, Lomax, M, Tipton, M & House, JR 2019, 'Wearing body armour and backpack loads increase the likelihood of expiratory flow limitation and respiratory muscle fatigue during marching', Ergonomics, vol. 62, no. 9, pp. 1181-1192. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2019.1629638

APA

Armstrong, N., Ward, A-J. L., Lomax, M., Tipton, M., & House, J. R. (2019). Wearing body armour and backpack loads increase the likelihood of expiratory flow limitation and respiratory muscle fatigue during marching. Ergonomics, 62(9), 1181-1192. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2019.1629638

Vancouver

Armstrong N, Ward A-JL, Lomax M, Tipton M, House JR. Wearing body armour and backpack loads increase the likelihood of expiratory flow limitation and respiratory muscle fatigue during marching. Ergonomics. 2019 Sep 1;62(9):1181-1192. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2019.1629638

Author

Armstrong, Nicola ; Ward, Amanda-Jane Louise ; Lomax, Mitch ; Tipton, Mike ; House, James R. / Wearing body armour and backpack loads increase the likelihood of expiratory flow limitation and respiratory muscle fatigue during marching. In: Ergonomics. 2019 ; Vol. 62, No. 9. pp. 1181-1192.

Bibtex

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abstract = "The effect of load carriage on pulmonary function was investigated during a treadmill march of increasing intensity. 24 male infantry soldiers marched on six occasions wearing either: no load, 15 kg, 30 kg, 40 kg or 50 kg. Each loaded configuration included body armour which was worn as battle-fit or loose-fit (40 kg only). FVC and FEV1 were reduced by 6% to 15% with load. Maximal mouth pressures were reduced post load carriage by up to 11% (inspiratory) and 17% (expiratory). Increased ventilatory demands associated with increased mass were met by increases in breathing frequency (from 3 to 26 breaths.min-1) with minimal changes to tidal volume. 72% of participants experienced expiratory flow limitation whilst wearing the heaviest load. Loosening the armour had minimal effects on pulmonary function. It was concluded that as mass and exercise intensity are increased, the degree of expiratory flow limitation also increases. ",
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