Disease relevance of Protective Clothing

• Compared with patients receiving placebo, more sucralfate-treated patients reported fecal incontinence (16% v 34%, respectively; P =. 04) and need for protective clothing (8% v 23%, respectively; P =. 04) [1].
• Styrene exposure should be minimized through the use of respirators and protective clothing to prevent this type of toxicity [2].
• The present study examined the effects of dehydration from prior exercise on subsequent exercise tolerance time (TT) that involved wearing nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) protective clothing [3].
• The permeation of methylene chloride and perchloroethylene through seven protective clothing materials was studied to determine the permeation parameters, and to investigate the effect of solubility (polymer weight gain) and material thickness on the permeation parameters [4].
• Ability of the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Index to predict heat stress in men wearing NBC protective clothing [5].

Psychiatry related information on Protective Clothing

• In households reading the comic book (N-122), respondents reported the following changes as a direct result of readership--avoidance of sun exposure between 10 am and 2 pm (44.3%), use of sunscreens with SPF 8 and over (38.5%), skin self-examination (34.4%), and use of protective clothing (29.5%) [6].
• This study measures self-reported sun avoidance practices, use of protective clothing, and use of sunscreen among 4,749 non-Hispanic white adults living in households in California. Data are from the California Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, a population-based telephone survey of health behaviors and attitudes [7].

High impact information on Protective Clothing

• In spite of these findings, the company allowed only nonatopic, nonlactase-sensitized workers to continue working in high lactase-exposure areas with careful symptom monitoring and use of protective clothing [8].
• This study examined whether the reported hypothermic effect of melatonin ingestion increased tolerance to exercise at 40 degrees C, for trials conducted either in the morning or afternoon, while subjects were wearing protective clothing [9].
• The efficiency of solvent adsorption using Permea-Tec general solvent pads, used for the detection of chemical breakthrough of protective clothing, was determined for methanol, acetone, ethyl methyl ketone, trichloroethylene (TriCE), tetrachloroethylene (TetCE), toluene, m-xylene, and D-limonene [10].
• Some patients with severe COPD might benefit from wearing protective clothing over their face in cold weather [11].
• Monoterpenes were detected at patches fastened underneath the protective clothing indicating a contamination of the skin of the worker [12].

Biological context of Protective Clothing

• Tractors, equipped with cabs, were used in nine spray operations.Air sampling, hand washes, and dermal patch dosimeters served as the basis to calculate the amount of bromoxynil (p.e.) available for inhalation, deposition on the hands, and deposition under a standardized set of protective clothing [13].
• The most significant changes in Tre, Tsk, and heart rate while wearing the NBC protective clothing occur following heat acclimation that involves wearing the clothing during exercise [14].
• We conclude that the physiological strain and limitation of heat-exercise tolerance imposed by wearing NBC protective clothing are not reduced if heat acclimation is prolonged from 6 to 12 days [15].
• The effectiveness of intermittent, microclimate cooling for men who worked in US Army chemical protective clothing (modified mission-oriented protective posture level 3; MOPP 3) was examined [16].
• However, when wearing NBC protective clothing, the only significant change induced by training was a higher mean skin temperature (Tsk) in the early part of the test [17].

Anatomical context of Protective Clothing

• Many items of protective clothing are incorporated within the concept of universal precautions--the precautions necessary to reduce exposure to blood or body fluids (Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 1987) [18].

Associations of Protective Clothing with chemical compounds

• One insecticide (carbaryl) and two herbicides (atrazine and metolachlor) were studied, together with three protective clothing materials [cotton, polyester, and polyester/cotton (65/35) blend] and three crock fabrics (cotton, nylon, and silk) [19].
• The present findings demonstrate the risk of handling aziridine hardeners when protective clothing is not properly used and when work practices result in direct skin contact [20].
• A quantitative study of alkylamine permeation through a glove material using Permea-Tec aliphatic amine pads, used for the detection of chemical breakthrough of protective clothing, was performed for triethylamine following a microwave-extraction process and gas chromatographic analysis [21].
• METHODS: A randomized controlled trial based in 10 New Hampshire towns addressed children's use of protective clothing, shade, and sunscreen at freshwater beach areas [22].
• Protective clothing as a means of reducing nicotine absorption in tobacco harvesters [23].

Gene context of Protective Clothing

• By contrast, the utilization of protective clothing while spraying pesticides inside the greenhouses was positively associated with PON1 activity, very likely by preventing the pesticides from being absorbed [24].
• Subjects were evaluated during continuous treadmill walking while wearing lightweight combat clothing and during intermittent exercise while wearing the NBC protective clothing [14].
• The population related a greater use of protective clothing and/or sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or greater as their reported restrictions on outdoor activities ceased [25].
• Chemical protective clothing standard test method development. Part 1. Penetration test method [26].
• A disturbing number of common liquid chemicals permeated the best available protective clothing material when evaluated by the ASTM Standard Test Method F739-81 [27].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Protective Clothing

• BACKGROUND: The increased threat of nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons underlines the need of protective clothing and gas masks, but this may impair performance [28].

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