Accidental hypothermia and local cold injury : physiological and epidemiological studies on risk
Background: (Papers I and II) The objectives were to first determine incidence and contributing factors to cold-related injuries in northern Sweden, both those that led to hospitalization and those that led to fatality. (Papers III and IV) A further aim was to assess post-cooling hand-rewarming resp...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Umeå universitet, Anestesiologi och intensivvård
2012
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-55602 |
id |
ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-55602 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-55602 2023-10-09T21:54:31+02:00 Accidental hypothermia and local cold injury : physiological and epidemiological studies on risk Brändström, Helge 2012 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-55602 eng eng Umeå universitet, Anestesiologi och intensivvård Umeå : Umeå universitet Umeå University medical dissertations, 0346-6612 1508 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-55602 urn:isbn:978-91-7459-438-6 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess cold-related injuries hypothermia frostbite cold adaptation rewarming autonomic nervous system heart rate variability Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Anestesi och intensivvård Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis text 2012 ftumeauniv 2023-09-22T13:59:57Z Background: (Papers I and II) The objectives were to first determine incidence and contributing factors to cold-related injuries in northern Sweden, both those that led to hospitalization and those that led to fatality. (Papers III and IV) A further aim was to assess post-cooling hand-rewarming responses and effects of training in a cold environment, both on fingertip rewarming and on function of the autonomic nervous system, to evaluate if there was adaptation related to prolonged occupational cold exposure. Methods: In a retrospective analysis, cases of accidental cold-related injury with hospital admission in northern Sweden during 2000-2007 were analyzed (Paper I). Cases of fatal hypothermia in the same region during 1992-2008 were analyzed (Paper II). A cohort of volunteers was studied before and after many months of occupational cold exposure. Subject hand rewarming response was measured after a cold hand immersion provocation and categorized as slow, moderate or normal in rewarming speed. This cold provocation and rewarming assessment was performed before and after their winter training. (Paper III). Heart rate variability (HRV) was analyzed from the same cold provocation/recovery sequences (Paper IV). Results: (Paper I) For the 379 cases of hospitalization for cold-related injury, annual incidences for hypothermia, frostbite, and drowning were 3.4/100,000, 1.5/100,000, and 1.0/100,000 inhabitants, respectively. Male gender was more frequent for all categories. Annual frequencies for hypothermia hospitalizations increased during the study period. Hypothermia degree and distribution of cases were 20 % mild (between 32 and 35ºC), 40% moderate (31.9 to 28ºC), and 24% severe (< 28ºC), while 12% had temperatures over 35.0ºC. (Paper II) The 207 cases of fatal hypothermia showed an annual incidence of 1.35 per 100,000 inhabitants, 72% in rural areas, 93% outdoors, 40% found within 100 meters of a building. Paradoxical undressing was documented in 30%. Ethanol was detected in femoral vein blood in 43%. ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) |
op_collection_id |
ftumeauniv |
language |
English |
topic |
cold-related injuries hypothermia frostbite cold adaptation rewarming autonomic nervous system heart rate variability Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Anestesi och intensivvård |
spellingShingle |
cold-related injuries hypothermia frostbite cold adaptation rewarming autonomic nervous system heart rate variability Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Anestesi och intensivvård Brändström, Helge Accidental hypothermia and local cold injury : physiological and epidemiological studies on risk |
topic_facet |
cold-related injuries hypothermia frostbite cold adaptation rewarming autonomic nervous system heart rate variability Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Anestesi och intensivvård |
description |
Background: (Papers I and II) The objectives were to first determine incidence and contributing factors to cold-related injuries in northern Sweden, both those that led to hospitalization and those that led to fatality. (Papers III and IV) A further aim was to assess post-cooling hand-rewarming responses and effects of training in a cold environment, both on fingertip rewarming and on function of the autonomic nervous system, to evaluate if there was adaptation related to prolonged occupational cold exposure. Methods: In a retrospective analysis, cases of accidental cold-related injury with hospital admission in northern Sweden during 2000-2007 were analyzed (Paper I). Cases of fatal hypothermia in the same region during 1992-2008 were analyzed (Paper II). A cohort of volunteers was studied before and after many months of occupational cold exposure. Subject hand rewarming response was measured after a cold hand immersion provocation and categorized as slow, moderate or normal in rewarming speed. This cold provocation and rewarming assessment was performed before and after their winter training. (Paper III). Heart rate variability (HRV) was analyzed from the same cold provocation/recovery sequences (Paper IV). Results: (Paper I) For the 379 cases of hospitalization for cold-related injury, annual incidences for hypothermia, frostbite, and drowning were 3.4/100,000, 1.5/100,000, and 1.0/100,000 inhabitants, respectively. Male gender was more frequent for all categories. Annual frequencies for hypothermia hospitalizations increased during the study period. Hypothermia degree and distribution of cases were 20 % mild (between 32 and 35ºC), 40% moderate (31.9 to 28ºC), and 24% severe (< 28ºC), while 12% had temperatures over 35.0ºC. (Paper II) The 207 cases of fatal hypothermia showed an annual incidence of 1.35 per 100,000 inhabitants, 72% in rural areas, 93% outdoors, 40% found within 100 meters of a building. Paradoxical undressing was documented in 30%. Ethanol was detected in femoral vein blood in 43%. ... |
format |
Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
author |
Brändström, Helge |
author_facet |
Brändström, Helge |
author_sort |
Brändström, Helge |
title |
Accidental hypothermia and local cold injury : physiological and epidemiological studies on risk |
title_short |
Accidental hypothermia and local cold injury : physiological and epidemiological studies on risk |
title_full |
Accidental hypothermia and local cold injury : physiological and epidemiological studies on risk |
title_fullStr |
Accidental hypothermia and local cold injury : physiological and epidemiological studies on risk |
title_full_unstemmed |
Accidental hypothermia and local cold injury : physiological and epidemiological studies on risk |
title_sort |
accidental hypothermia and local cold injury : physiological and epidemiological studies on risk |
publisher |
Umeå universitet, Anestesiologi och intensivvård |
publishDate |
2012 |
url |
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-55602 |
genre |
Northern Sweden |
genre_facet |
Northern Sweden |
op_relation |
Umeå University medical dissertations, 0346-6612 1508 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-55602 urn:isbn:978-91-7459-438-6 |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
_version_ |
1779318110445109248 |