Load carrying : in situ physiological responses of an infantry platoon

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: pdf
Language: English

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Scott, Pat A (Prof)

RU Department of Human Kinetics and Ergonomics

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