U. S. Army Medical Research and Development Technical Report.

• Other Authors: ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MASS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: Medicine and Medical Research; Stress Physiology; *MILITARY MEDICINE; REPORTS; STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; THERAPY; HYPOXIA; HEAT TOLERANCE; TOLERANCES(PHYSIOLOGY); COLD WEATHER TESTS; PERFORMANCE(HUMAN); FROSTBITE; HIGH ALTITUDE; Arctic; The Soldier
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0728154; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0728154

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.