The Effect of Extreme Cold on Complete Blood Count and Biochemical Indicators: A Case Study

• Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Main Authors: Aneta Teległów, Valerjan Romanovski, Beata Skowron, Dawid Mucha, Łukasz Tota, Joanna Rosińczuk, Dariusz Mucha
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: cold air; cold water swimming; extreme environment; complete blood count; biochemical profile; Rovaniemi; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010424

Regular exposure to a cold factor—cold water swimming or ice swimming and cold air—results in an increased tolerance to cold due to numerous adaptive mechanisms in humans. Due to the lack of scientific reports on the effects of extremely low outdoor temperatures on the functioning of the human circu...