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Effect of air blowing inside isolated hospital clothing on perceptual and physiological heat strain in laboratory conditions

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
卷 67, 期 6, 页码 1141-1152

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DOI: 10.1007/s00484-023-02484-6

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Thermal sensation; Skin temperature; Airflow; Heat strain; Gown; Heat stress

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This study was conducted to investigate the influence of airflow within isolated hospital gowns on physiological-perceptual heat strain indices. The results indicated that the presence of airflow in these gowns significantly improved physiological-perceptual parameters in both men and women, enhancing safety, performance, and thermal comfort while reducing the risk of heat-related disorders.
Heat stress is one of the most common complaints of health care employees who wear isolation gowns to protect themselves from biological agents, particularly during the warmer seasons. This study was conducted in a climatic chamber to determine the influence of airflow within isolated hospital gowns on physiological-perceptual heat strain indices. The experiment was conducted in three trials: regular clothes (CON), an impenetrable gown without air blowing (GO), and a gown with air blowing (GO + FAN) at temperature conditions of 27 degrees C and 25% relative humidity (RH). During the trial, physiological-perceptual response data were recorded for a half-hour on a treadmill at a speed of km/hr and a slope of 0% activity at 5-min intervals. The ASHRAE Likert scale was used to assess thermal comfort (TC), thermal sensation (TS), and skin wetness sensation (WS). As the results show, there was a significant difference in mean scores for TC and WS in both sexes when working in the CON, GO, and GO + FAN groups (P < 0.001). In women, the mean scores for TS, TC, and WS reduced considerably (P < 0.001) in the GO and GO + FAN in the amount of 10 and 12 CFM (20 m(3)/h), but in males, there was a statistically significant difference between mean scores (P < 0.001) in the GO + FAN at 12 CFM (20 m(3)/h) and 14 CFM (24 m(3)/h). Also, the greatest difference between the average heart rate, chest temperature, and temperature inside the clothes in women and men in the trials GO and GO + FAN was observed in the air flow 12 CFM and 14 CFM, respectively (P < 0.001). The usage of an air blower in isolated hospital clothes has been shown to influence physiological-perceptual parameters in men and women substantially. The existence of airflow in these gowns can improve safety, performance, and thermal comfort while also decreasing the risk of heat-related disorders.

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