Fire Science and Engineering (한국화재소방학회논문지)

Korean Institute of Fire Science and Engineering (한국화재소방학회)
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Physical Response of Human Body Wearing Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

소방용 공기호흡기 착용에 따른 신체반응

  • Bang, Chang-Hoon (Dept. of Fire and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Kyungnam University)
  • 방창훈 (경남대학교 소방방재공학과)
  • Received : 2012.02.17
  • Accepted : 2012.10.12
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

The aim of study intends to investigate physical response of human body wearing Self Contained Breathing Apparatus and to provide the base data for the safety of firefighter. The results of the study are as follows. when wearing SCBA, the mean skin temperature (7 %), heart rate (28 %), rate of perceived exertion (65.4 %), metabolic equivalents (70.7 %) were significantly higher (p<.05), respiratory rate was not statistically significant. It is concluded that wearing SCBA causes significant stress to the physical systems.

본 연구는 소방공무원이 착용하는 소방용 공기호흡기(SCBA)가 신체에 미치는 영향을 분석하여 소방공무원의 안전을 위한 기초자료 제공을 목적으로 한다. 연구결과 소방용 공기호흡기를 착용한 경우가 반바지를 입은 경우보다 평균피부온도(7 %), 심박수(28 %), 운동자각도(65.4 %), 대사당량(70.7 %) 등이 통계적으로 유의하게 높게 나타났으며(p<.05), 호흡수는 유의하지 않았다. 이상의 연구결과 소방용 공기호흡기의 착용은 신체에 과중한 부담을 미치는 것으로 판단된다.

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