Estimation of physical overload in park rangers working above 3600 meters of altitude
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Muscles, exercise, physical exertion. (Source, DeCS).Abstract
Objective: To estimate the physical load of the park rangers of Quito who worked above 3,600 meters of altitude. Method: Descriptive and observational. Results: 40% presented a very moderate hardship, 55% presented a moderate index and 5% a somewhat heavy hardship. Taking into consideration the score to determine the cardiac demand, it was concluded that 80% was acceptable and 20% bearable. Conclusion: The hours of work they performed caused a high cardiac demand. Therefore, it is recommended to alternate work schedules more frequently among the personnel and to perform active breaks by means of respiratory exercises with incentive spirometers, which are constant between their mobilizations, either by walking, horseback riding or on motorcycles.
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