- Title
- Load carrying : in situ physiological responses of an infantry platoon
- Creator
- Scott, Patricia A
- Creator
- Ramabhai, L
- Date Issued
- 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Type
- Article
- Identifier
- vital:6753
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009333
- Description
- Morphological diversity is the source of differential stress when heavy work must be done by groups, as in the carrying of military equipment by a platoon. In this study 10 infantrymen each carried 40.5kg at the same pace over a 12km route on one day and 37% of personal body weight on another occasion. Physiological and perceptual responses indicated less stress was experienced when loads were normalised for morphological differences between the troops.
- Format
- 7 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
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Scott, Pat A (Prof)
RU Department of Human Kinetics and Ergonomics
SDG 03. Good Health and Well-Being
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