EFFECTS OF HELIUM-OXYGEN ON EXERCISE PERFORMANCE WITH THE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA)
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Abstract
The self-contained breathing apparatus has been shown to reduce maximal and submaximal work capacity due to increased breathing resistance at moderate to high ventiliation rates. The present study investigated the effects of a helium-oxygen gas on exercise performance when breathing through the SCBA. Fifteen male subject, dressed in protective firefighting gear, completed a graded exercise test (GXT) and a 30-minute submaximal trial (SUB) on a motor-driven treadmill with a control gas (NOX: 21% O2 79% N2) and a helium based gas with the same oxygen content (HE-OX: 21% O2, 79% He2). HE-OX signifcantly increased maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) by 10.2%, maximal minute ventilation by 25.2%, and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) at the same maximal work rate. In addition, the magnitude of hemoglobin desaturation at peak exercise was reduced with HE-OX. These observations suggest the possibility of a ventilation-limitation to maximal exercise while breathing NOX with the SCBA, which is at least partially relieved with the HE-OX gas. At VO2max, inspiratory and expiratory mask pressures were reduced (P < 0.05) and expiratory times decreased with HE-OX, suggesting a reduction in the work of breathing. During submaximal exercise there were no significant differences in oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide output, hemoglobin desaturation, RER, minute ventilation, or inspiratory and expiratory times with HE-OX, however inspiratory and expiratory mask pressure were reduced (P < 0.05). Maximal inspiratory and expiratory mouth pressures were measured before and after each SUB trial. There was a significant reduction in both pressures after the NOX, but not HE-OX trial, which suggests that the latter gas mixture might attenuate respiratory muscle fatigue. The results of this experiment demonstrate that some of the negative effects of the SCBA on exercise capacity may be alleviated by altering the density of the gas mixture. Supported by the department of National Defence and Praxair
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
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