U. S. Army Medical Research and Development Technical Report.
Contents: Medical problems in military arctic operations; Prediction of the biological limits of military performance as a function of environment, clothing and equipment; Effects of environmental stressors on military performance: Interactions with extended operations, unusual activity-rest cycles;...
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Language: | English |
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1971
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Online Access: | http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0728154 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0728154 |
Summary: | Contents: Medical problems in military arctic operations; Prediction of the biological limits of military performance as a function of environment, clothing and equipment; Effects of environmental stressors on military performance: Interactions with extended operations, unusual activity-rest cycles; Biomedical impact of military clothing and equipment design including the selection of crew compartment environments; Prevention and treatment of disabilities associated with military operations in the cold; Prevention and treatment of disabilities associated with military operations in the heat; Prevention and treatment of disabilities associated with military operations at high terrestrial elevation; Development of cold injury models and characteristization of frostbite, non-freezing cold injuries and whole body heat loss common to the soldier; Development of measures to assess the impact of environmental stresses on critical military performance; Development and characterization of models to study acute mountain sickness and high altitude pulmonary edema in military operations; Development of a non-sedating analgesic for military use. |
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