Arctic Cold Weather Medicine and Accidental Hypothermia

Arctic ice camp diving operations require routine and emergency medical care to be provided by a U.S. Navy Corpsman trained as a Diving Medical Technician (DMT). This report will discuss common medical illnesses and injuries that occur in the Artic. It is based on a review of medical and operational...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sterba, John A.
Other Authors: NAVY EXPERIMENTAL DIVING UNIT PANAMA CITY FL
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1990
Subjects:
Medicine and Medical Research
Geography
*MEDICINE
*COLD WEATHER
*HYPOTHERMIA
*ARCTIC REGIONS
*ACCIDENTS
LOW TEMPERATURE
EMERGENCIES
STRESS(PSYCHOLOGY)
DOCUMENTS
WOUNDS AND INJURIES
EYE
INSTRUCTIONS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
MEDICAL SERVICES
RESPIRATION
MEDICAL RESEARCH
DIVING
DEHYDRATION
MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
FIRST AID
ACCLIMATIZATION
FROSTBITE
LPN-NAVSEA-89-33
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA223090
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA223090
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Summary:Arctic ice camp diving operations require routine and emergency medical care to be provided by a U.S. Navy Corpsman trained as a Diving Medical Technician (DMT). This report will discuss common medical illnesses and injuries that occur in the Artic. It is based on a review of medical and operational literature and a recent deployment to the Artic. Topics discussed in this report include: cold acclimatization, recommendations for staying warm, conducting sick call and common medical problems such as dehydration, skin conditions, upper respiratory conditions, cold injuries including nonfreezing cold injury and frostbite, eye conditions, infectious diseases, psychological stresses, and common accidents and injuries encountered in the Artic. Due to much controversy in the medical and lay literature, the field treatment of hypothermia is discussed separately, reviewing both medical research and current treatment guidelines. Keywords: Hypothermia, Cold, First aid, Medical support, Arctic cold weather medicine, Accidental hypothermia, Diving operations. (JG)

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