EFFECTS OF PARTIAL COLD WATER IMMERSION ON MAN IN THE ARCTIC
Experiments were conducted to determine how critical a hazard to man partial cold water immersion would be during the Arctic winter and how long a time would be available before frostbite could be expected. At ambient temperatures ranging from -2 to -45 F, subject's right leg was immersed to th...
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ftdtic:AD0419817 2023-05-15T14:55:10+02:00 EFFECTS OF PARTIAL COLD WATER IMMERSION ON MAN IN THE ARCTIC Veghte,James H. ARCTIC AEROMEDICAL LAB FORT WAINWRIGHT ALASKA 1963-06 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0419817 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0419817 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0419817 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS *EXPOSURE(PHYSIOLOGY) LEGS FROSTBITE COUNTERMEASURES BODY TEMPERATURE SHOES HUMANS TEMPERATURE FREEZING WATER Text 1963 ftdtic 2016-02-21T20:10:53Z Experiments were conducted to determine how critical a hazard to man partial cold water immersion would be during the Arctic winter and how long a time would be available before frostbite could be expected. At ambient temperatures ranging from -2 to -45 F, subject's right leg was immersed to the knee in water for 10 seconds, after which the subject either stood at rest or exercised. Twenty-four skin temperature measurements were recorded every two minutes, and experiments were terminated when any skin temperature reached 40 F. Data indicate that footgear should not be removed after accidental partial cold water immersion and that, even with no activity, a person has approximately 30 minutes before any danger of frostbite occurs. Exercising or walking greatly prolongs tolerance time and, even at very low temperatures, one may walk for hours before the foot temperature becomes dangerously low. (Author) Text Arctic Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic |
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Experiments were conducted to determine how critical a hazard to man partial cold water immersion would be during the Arctic winter and how long a time would be available before frostbite could be expected. At ambient temperatures ranging from -2 to -45 F, subject's right leg was immersed to the knee in water for 10 seconds, after which the subject either stood at rest or exercised. Twenty-four skin temperature measurements were recorded every two minutes, and experiments were terminated when any skin temperature reached 40 F. Data indicate that footgear should not be removed after accidental partial cold water immersion and that, even with no activity, a person has approximately 30 minutes before any danger of frostbite occurs. Exercising or walking greatly prolongs tolerance time and, even at very low temperatures, one may walk for hours before the foot temperature becomes dangerously low. (Author) |
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EFFECTS OF PARTIAL COLD WATER IMMERSION ON MAN IN THE ARCTIC |
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EFFECTS OF PARTIAL COLD WATER IMMERSION ON MAN IN THE ARCTIC |
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