Impact of Burn Injury Size on Critical Environmental Limits during Exercise in the Heat in Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Key Points

• The study aims to determine how the size of burn injuries affects critical environmental limits during exercise in heat.
• Examined the relationship between burn injury size (%TBSA) and critical relative humidity (RHcrit) values.
• Compared simulated burn injuries to actual burn injuries.
• Analyzed the performance of young and middle-aged adults during heat exercise.
• Higher %TBSA injuries corresponded to lower RHcrit values.
• No significant difference was observed between simulated and actual burn injuries.