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Preliminary Reports

Use of Thermal Imagery for Estimation of Core Body Temperature During Precooling, Exertion, and Recovery in Wildland Firefighter Protective Clothing

Thirimachos BourlaiFrom the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (TB), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Responder Human Performance Laboratory (RRP, JS, SER, DH), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology University of Pittsburgh (SER), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Riana R. PryorFrom the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (TB), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Responder Human Performance Laboratory (RRP, JS, SER, DH), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology University of Pittsburgh (SER), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Joe SuyamaFrom the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (TB), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Responder Human Performance Laboratory (RRP, JS, SER, DH), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology University of Pittsburgh (SER), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Steven E. ReisFrom the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (TB), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Responder Human Performance Laboratory (RRP, JS, SER, DH), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology University of Pittsburgh (SER), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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David HostlerFrom the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (TB), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Responder Human Performance Laboratory (RRP, JS, SER, DH), and the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology University of Pittsburgh (SER), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 390-399 | Received 06 Jan 2012, Accepted 07 Jan 2012, Published online: 17 Apr 2012

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