COOLING VEST HELPS CARE WORKER IN PROTECTIVE SUIT

A cooling vest can effectively reduce heat stress for healthcare workers if they have to wear protective suits, such as during covid times. Biomedical scientist Yannick de Korte comes to this advice.

If it is a pleasant 23 degrees in a hospital ward, the temperature inside a protective suit can rise to tropical values. Sometimes even up to 36 degrees, especially if clothing is worn underneath. De Korte points this out in his recent PhD research, for which he looked at the physiological reactions and experienced heat stress of both top athletes and covid care workers who have to perform under heat stress.