Concepedia

Evaluating the physical demands on firefighters using hand-carried stair descent devices to evacuate mobility-limited occupants from high-rise buildings

Steven A. Lavender, Glenn Hedman, Jay P. Mehta, Paul A. Reichelt, Karen M. Conrad, Sanghyun Park

Applied Ergonomics · 2013 · 33 citations · 13 references

Concepts

PlanningBuilding ScienceEmergency PlanningEmergency ManagementEvacuation PlanningResuscitationEvacuation DesignEvacuation SimulationMobility AssessmentStair SafetyFlow Around High-rise BuildingsMobility Impairment EvacuationStair Descent BehaviorStair Evacuation DesignStair Fall PreventionStair LiftsStair Safety DesignStair-climbing Mobility Devices

References

13

Muscles Alive—their functions revealed by electromyography

Postgraduate Medical Journal · 1963 · 1.8K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Physiology, Neurophysiology +12

Ratings of Perceived Exertion and Heart Rates During Short-Term Cycle Exercise and Their Use in a New Cycling Strength Test*

G Borg · International Journal of Sports Medicine · 1982 · 487 citations

Education, Kinesiology, Physiology +17

Body space anthropometry, ergonomics and design

Applied Ergonomics · 1986 · 274 citations

Engineering, Design, Interior Design +12

Occupational Injuries among Emergency Medical Services Personnel

Brian Maguire, Katherine L. Hunting, Tee L. Guidotti et al. · Prehospital Emergency Care · 2005 · 195 citations

Public Health, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine +17

Overall and local movement speeds during fire drill evacuations in buildings up to 31 stories

Richard D. Peacock, Bryan L. Hoskins, Erica D. Kuligowski · Safety Science · 2012 · 138 citations

Engineering, Building Science, Civil Engineering +14