Heart Rate Variability, Risk-Taking Behavior and Resilience in Firefighters During a Simulated Extinguish-Fire Task

Firefighters face a high-risk potential, thus their psychological ability to cope with critical or traumatic events is a crucial characteristic. This study examines correlations between cardiac autonomic modulation, risk-taking behavior, and resilience in professional firefighters. Twenty male profe...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Prell, Oliver Opatz, Giampiero Merati, Björn Gesche, Hanns-Christian Gunga, Martina A. Maggioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00482/full