The Effect of Extreme Cold on Complete Blood Count and Biochemical Indicators: A Case Study
Regular exposure to a cold factor—cold water swimming or ice swimming and cold air—results in an increased tolerance to cold due to numerous adaptive mechanisms in humans. Due to the lack of scientific reports on the effects of extremely low outdoor temperatures on the functioning of the human circu...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:737f61192aba4031a06fe0ab6111ba0e 2023-05-15T17:42:36+02:00 The Effect of Extreme Cold on Complete Blood Count and Biochemical Indicators: A Case Study Aneta Teległów Valerjan Romanovski Beata Skowron Dawid Mucha Łukasz Tota Joanna Rosińczuk Dariusz Mucha 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010424 https://doaj.org/article/737f61192aba4031a06fe0ab6111ba0e EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/1/424 https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827 https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601 doi:10.3390/ijerph19010424 1660-4601 1661-7827 https://doaj.org/article/737f61192aba4031a06fe0ab6111ba0e International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 424, p 424 (2021) cold air cold water swimming extreme environment complete blood count biochemical profile Medicine R article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010424 2022-12-30T19:58:10Z Regular exposure to a cold factor—cold water swimming or ice swimming and cold air—results in an increased tolerance to cold due to numerous adaptive mechanisms in humans. Due to the lack of scientific reports on the effects of extremely low outdoor temperatures on the functioning of the human circulatory system, the aim of this study was to evaluate complete blood count and biochemical blood indices in multiple Guinness world record holder Valerjan Romanovski, who was exposed to extremely cold environment from −5 °C to −37 °C for 50 days in Rovaniemi (a city in northern Finland). Valerjan Romanovski proved that humans can function in extremely cold temperatures. Blood from the subject was collected before and after the expedition. The subject was found to have abnormalities for the following blood indices: testosterone increases by 60.14%, RBC decreases by 4.01%, HGB decreases by 3.47%, WBC decreases by 21.53%, neutrocytes decrease by 17.31%, PDW increases by 5.31%, AspAT increases by 52.81%, AlAT increase by 68.75%, CK increases by 8.61%, total cholesterol decreases by 5.88%, HDL increases by 28.18%. Percentage changes in other complete blood count and biochemical indices were within standard limits. Long-term exposure of the subject (50 days) to extreme cold stress had no noticeable negative effect on daily functioning. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Rovaniemi Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Rovaniemi ENVELOPE(26.159,26.159,66.392,66.392) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 1 424 |
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Regular exposure to a cold factor—cold water swimming or ice swimming and cold air—results in an increased tolerance to cold due to numerous adaptive mechanisms in humans. Due to the lack of scientific reports on the effects of extremely low outdoor temperatures on the functioning of the human circulatory system, the aim of this study was to evaluate complete blood count and biochemical blood indices in multiple Guinness world record holder Valerjan Romanovski, who was exposed to extremely cold environment from −5 °C to −37 °C for 50 days in Rovaniemi (a city in northern Finland). Valerjan Romanovski proved that humans can function in extremely cold temperatures. Blood from the subject was collected before and after the expedition. The subject was found to have abnormalities for the following blood indices: testosterone increases by 60.14%, RBC decreases by 4.01%, HGB decreases by 3.47%, WBC decreases by 21.53%, neutrocytes decrease by 17.31%, PDW increases by 5.31%, AspAT increases by 52.81%, AlAT increase by 68.75%, CK increases by 8.61%, total cholesterol decreases by 5.88%, HDL increases by 28.18%. Percentage changes in other complete blood count and biochemical indices were within standard limits. Long-term exposure of the subject (50 days) to extreme cold stress had no noticeable negative effect on daily functioning. |
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The Effect of Extreme Cold on Complete Blood Count and Biochemical Indicators: A Case Study |
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