Water immersion in the treatment of exertional hyperthermia: Physical determinants

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1727-1735

  Friesen, Brian J ^a   Carter, Mike R ^a   Poirier, Martin P ^a   Kenny, Glen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold Water Immersion; Core Temperature Cooling Rates; Exertional Heat StrokE; Temperate Water Immersion

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; EXERCISE; FEVER; HEAT; HUMAN; IMMERSION; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; RUNNING; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ESOPHAGUS; FEVER; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RECTUM; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906773716     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000292     Document Type: Article

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