Personal Protective Equipment Immediately Alters the Core–Skin Temperature Gradient in Recruit Firefighters
= 0.906) for core temperature. This study demonstrates that adding PPE significantly reduced the core-skin temperature gradient in recruit firefighters, largely due to increases in skin temperature.
Authors
- A. Maleah Holland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2676-284X)
- William Kinnaird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3039-455X)
- Tiffany J. Oberther
Institutions
- Augusta University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Life
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/life16040671
- Primary Topic
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Augusta University