Firefighters night call emergency: Myocardial autonomic regulation consequences [L'appel d'urgence nocturne chez les pompiers : Conséquences sur la régulation autonome du myocarde]

Stéphane Mandigout (1, 2) , N. Troubat (3) , Joëlle Bonis (1, 2) , E. van Praagh , P. Chum , Jean-Christophe Daviet (1, 4)

1 HAVAE - Handicap, Activité, Vieillissement, Autonomie, Environnement
2 UNILIM - Université de Limoges
3 LAPHAP - Laboratoire des Adaptations Physiologiques aux Activités Physiques
4 Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation [CHU Limoges]

Introduction: The objective of our work is to study the impact of night emergency calls on autonomic myocardial regulation of the heart of firefighters. Summary of facts: Eleven good health firefighters participated in the study. The registration of the VFC on call overnight allowed us to quantify the impact of a night-time emergency call on autonomic myocardial regulation activity. Conclusion: We have shown that the brutal transition from sleep to awakening state is a risk for firefighter's health. © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS.

Mots clés: Firefighters; Heart rate variability; Pompiers; Sympathetic nervous system; Système nerveux sympathique; Variabilité de la fréquence cardiaque

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Médecine humaine et pathologie

Stéphane Mandigout, N. Troubat, Joëlle Bonis, E. van Praagh, P. Chum, et al.. Firefighters night call emergency: Myocardial autonomic regulation consequences [L'appel d'urgence nocturne chez les pompiers : Conséquences sur la régulation autonome du myocarde]. Science & Sports, 2012, 27 (2), pp.107-110. ⟨10.1016/j.scispo.2011.09.005⟩. ⟨hal-00700145⟩