In a second study, firefighters were able to manage heat stress at temperatures reaching 45°C by reducing work output while their core temperatures stayed at 38.5°C.
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- Firefighters know how to look after themselves to prevent heat exhaustion - ABC News (abc.net.au)
- https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2015.00322/full (frontiersin.org)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26617527/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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