Efficacy of field treatments to reduce body core temperature in hyperthermic subjects

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1984-1990

  Sinclair, Wade H ^a   Rudzki, Stephan J ^b   Leicht, Anthony S ^a   Fogarty, Alison L ^c   Winter, Susan K ^b   Patterson, Mark J ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Army   (Australia)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cooling rates; Heat illness; Hyperthermia; Intravenous saline

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; PARESTHESIA;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EXERCISE TEST; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649088069     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181a7ae82     Document Type: Article

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