Comparison of the effect of typical firefighting activities, live fire drills and rescue operations at height on firefighters physiological responses and cognitive function

This study examined the impact of various types of firefighting activities on firefighters physiological responses and cognitive Typical firefighting activities (TFA), (T),(Live-fire activities (LFA (1) function. Each firefighter was engaged in three conditions Rescue operations at height (ROH). The effects of various types of firefighting activities on the physiological responses (T) and and cognitive function were evaluated by heart rate (HR), temporal artery temperature (TT), and the correct response (CR) on a cognitive test. The results indicated that, compared to the baseline, physiological response increased, while information processing performance decreased after the activity. Furthermore, HR and TT were significantly lower at the end of the firefighting activity C) conditions. TATE ;bpm 109,TA) C) and ROH TAIV;bpm 10T,FT) C) compared with the TFANYA,;bpm 169,TT) in the LFA Also, CR was significantly higher at the end of the activity in the LFA and TFA compared with the ROH condition. The results showed that rescue at height was more intensive than the other firefighting tasks in decreasing physiological and cognitive function capacity after the experiment

Keywords:

cognitive function , firefighting activities , psychophysiological responses : sus slopila