Movimiento Humano y Salud

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Authors: Jimmy Rojas Quirós

Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max)in firefighters: a systematic review of studies. The job of a firefighter is listed as a risk profession with high physical requirement, and in recent years the firefighterr has acquired more powers itself out fires, including interventions in traffic accidents, hazardous materiales incidents, rescues, forest fires, among others. The traditional firefighter image has given way to new professionals ready to face all kind of disasters by the talk in full firefighter today. The aim of this study was to sistematically review the scientific evidence on the values of maximun oxygen consumptio (VO2max) having firefighters. We included a total of 19 studies, published between 2002 and 2012, from EBSCOhost databases, SpringerLink, SPORTDiscus, Medlines, Embase ans SciELO, besides journals of Sports Science andb Medicine, Ocupational Medicine and Psicothema. We concluded this review, based on the results of the studies that different population on fire, one VO"max rangin from 39.20 to 58.21 ml/kg/min, wich varies acording to the inicial condition with firefighters, dofferent studies proposed by the authors, generally it is determinated that a firefighter musta have VO2max values above 43ml/kg/min, wich is the minimun recomended to least hace a good aerobic capacity thar allows function in its core functions as a firefighter.