Cold Sea Survival

Two three-man prototype liferafts were evaluated in Arctic waters off Kodiak Island, Alaska. Surface and core temperatures of each subject were monitored continuously during the 22 hour exposure in the TUL raft and 6 hour exposure in the P-B raft. Each subject wore a different clothing assembly: a N...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Veghte,James H.
Other Authors: AEROSPACE MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
Stress Physiology
Escape
Rescue and Survival
(*LIFE RAFTS
COLD WEATHER TESTS)
(*EXPOSURE(PHYSIOLOGY)
STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY))
ALASKA
GREENLAND
ASTRONAUTS
SURVIVAL(PERSONNEL)
BODY TEMPERATURE
MONITORS
TOLERANCES(PHYSIOLOGY)
PRESSURE SUITS
FLIGHT CLOTHING
BLOOD CHEMISTRY
URINE
MANNED SPACECRAFT
SOFT LANDINGS
ARCTIC OCEAN
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Greenland
Kodiak
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0716389
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0716389
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Summary:Two three-man prototype liferafts were evaluated in Arctic waters off Kodiak Island, Alaska. Surface and core temperatures of each subject were monitored continuously during the 22 hour exposure in the TUL raft and 6 hour exposure in the P-B raft. Each subject wore a different clothing assembly: a NASA full pressure suit, the NASA flight clothing, and the Air Force Anti-exposure suit. None of the clothing assemblies was considered adequate to maintain a person in comfort. No significant biochemical shifts in the blood or urine were found. General tolerance times for a variety of cold water-raft exposures are depicted graphically. (Author)

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