Reactions to cold exposure emphasize the need for weather protection in prehospital care: An experimental study

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 316-320

  Lintu, Niina S ^a   Health, M ^a   Mattila, Matti A K ^a   Holopainen, Jaana A ^a   Koivunen, Mari ^a   Hänninen, Osmo O P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

cold exposure; electromyograph; hypothermia; perceived cold; protective covering; pulse rate; pulse wave amplitude; tympanic and skin temperatures; vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; COLD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 33947503145     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00003940     Document Type: Article

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