We are all exposed, but some are more exposed than others
ABSTRACTThis paper defines functional cold exposure zones that illustrate whether a person is at risk of developing physical performance loss or cold weather injuries. Individual variation in body characteristics, activity level, clothing and protective equipment all contribute to variation in the e...
Published in: | International Journal of Circumpolar Health |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2023
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2199492 https://doaj.org/article/8bc704c665ac4e0ebcc52f9def2786c0 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8bc704c665ac4e0ebcc52f9def2786c0 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8bc704c665ac4e0ebcc52f9def2786c0 2024-01-21T10:03:34+01:00 We are all exposed, but some are more exposed than others Boris Kingma Wendy Sullivan-Kwantes John Castellani Karl Friedl François Haman 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2199492 https://doaj.org/article/8bc704c665ac4e0ebcc52f9def2786c0 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2023.2199492 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2023.2199492 2242-3982 https://doaj.org/article/8bc704c665ac4e0ebcc52f9def2786c0 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 82, Iss 1 (2023) Individual variation cold weather operations thermoregulation modelling Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2199492 2023-12-24T01:42:47Z ABSTRACTThis paper defines functional cold exposure zones that illustrate whether a person is at risk of developing physical performance loss or cold weather injuries. Individual variation in body characteristics, activity level, clothing and protective equipment all contribute to variation in the effective exposure. Nevertheless, with the right education, training, and cold-adapted behaviours the exposure differences might not necessarily lead to increased risk for cold injury. To support the preparation process for cold weather operations, this paper presents a biophysical analysis explaining how much cold exposure risk can vary between individuals in the same environment. The results suggest that smaller persons are prone to be underdressed for moderate activity levels and larger persons are prone to be overdressed. The consequences of these discrepancies place people at different risks for performance loss or cold weather injuries. Nonetheless, even if all are well-dressed at the whole-body level, variation in hand morphology is also expected to influence hand skin temperatures that can be maintained; with smaller hands being more prone to reach skin temperatures associated with dexterity loss or cold weather injuries. In conclusion, this work focusses on bringing cold science to the Arctic warrior, establishing that combating cold stress is not a one size fits all approach. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 82 1 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English |
topic |
Individual variation cold weather operations thermoregulation modelling Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 |
spellingShingle |
Individual variation cold weather operations thermoregulation modelling Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Boris Kingma Wendy Sullivan-Kwantes John Castellani Karl Friedl François Haman We are all exposed, but some are more exposed than others |
topic_facet |
Individual variation cold weather operations thermoregulation modelling Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 |
description |
ABSTRACTThis paper defines functional cold exposure zones that illustrate whether a person is at risk of developing physical performance loss or cold weather injuries. Individual variation in body characteristics, activity level, clothing and protective equipment all contribute to variation in the effective exposure. Nevertheless, with the right education, training, and cold-adapted behaviours the exposure differences might not necessarily lead to increased risk for cold injury. To support the preparation process for cold weather operations, this paper presents a biophysical analysis explaining how much cold exposure risk can vary between individuals in the same environment. The results suggest that smaller persons are prone to be underdressed for moderate activity levels and larger persons are prone to be overdressed. The consequences of these discrepancies place people at different risks for performance loss or cold weather injuries. Nonetheless, even if all are well-dressed at the whole-body level, variation in hand morphology is also expected to influence hand skin temperatures that can be maintained; with smaller hands being more prone to reach skin temperatures associated with dexterity loss or cold weather injuries. In conclusion, this work focusses on bringing cold science to the Arctic warrior, establishing that combating cold stress is not a one size fits all approach. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Boris Kingma Wendy Sullivan-Kwantes John Castellani Karl Friedl François Haman |
author_facet |
Boris Kingma Wendy Sullivan-Kwantes John Castellani Karl Friedl François Haman |
author_sort |
Boris Kingma |
title |
We are all exposed, but some are more exposed than others |
title_short |
We are all exposed, but some are more exposed than others |
title_full |
We are all exposed, but some are more exposed than others |
title_fullStr |
We are all exposed, but some are more exposed than others |
title_full_unstemmed |
We are all exposed, but some are more exposed than others |
title_sort |
we are all exposed, but some are more exposed than others |
publisher |
Taylor & Francis Group |
publishDate |
2023 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2199492 https://doaj.org/article/8bc704c665ac4e0ebcc52f9def2786c0 |
geographic |
Arctic |
geographic_facet |
Arctic |
genre |
Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health |
genre_facet |
Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health |
op_source |
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 82, Iss 1 (2023) |
op_relation |
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2023.2199492 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2023.2199492 2242-3982 https://doaj.org/article/8bc704c665ac4e0ebcc52f9def2786c0 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2199492 |
container_title |
International Journal of Circumpolar Health |
container_volume |
82 |
container_issue |
1 |
_version_ |
1788693864841740288 |