The Physiology of Cold Weather Survival

Contents: Thermogenetic mechanisms involved in man's fitness to resist cold exposure; Peripheral circulatory adjustment to cold; Introduction to winter survival; Methods in circulatory research; Local effects of acclimatization to cold in man; A physiological comparison of the protective value...

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Main Authors: Borg,A., Veghte,J. H.
Other Authors: ADVISORY GROUP FOR AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PARIS (FRANCE)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
Stress Physiology
Escape
Rescue and Survival
*Arctic regions
*Survival(Personnel)
Adaptation(Physiology)
Acclimatization
Cold weather tests
Aviation medicine
Tolerances(Physiology)
Hypothermia
Body temperature
Stress(Physiology)
Thermal insulation
France
Training
*Cold stress
*Cold tolerance
Arctic
Norway
Northern Norway
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0784268
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Summary:Contents: Thermogenetic mechanisms involved in man's fitness to resist cold exposure; Peripheral circulatory adjustment to cold; Introduction to winter survival; Methods in circulatory research; Local effects of acclimatization to cold in man; A physiological comparison of the protective value of nylon and wool clothing in a cold environment; Vibration injuries and cold exposure; Cold physiologic studies; Immersion hypothermia; Aircrew survival training in the United Kingdom and northern Norway; Snow avalanches. Presented at the AGARD Course on Cold Weather Survival, Spaetind High Mountain Hotel, Norway, 6-14 Apr 73. NATO furnished.

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