Environmental Stress After Atropine Treatment,

Abstract

Atropine administration resulted in higher skin temperatures in both sensible and insensible environments and a higher core temperature in the hot environment, due to the reduction in whole body sweating. The effect of heat storage (significantly higher after atropine) was shown to be greater in the hot environment due to inadequate sweat secretion for subsequent evaporative cooling. In the warm environment, enhanced skin blood flow resulted in more effective thermoregulation. The results suggest that exericse in the heat can be accomplished during environmental stress at warm temperatures after atropine treatment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161923

Entities

People

  • Lou A. Stephenson
  • Margaret A. Kolka
  • Richard R. Gonzalez

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

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  • Blood Flow
  • Body Temperature
  • Body Weight
  • Coefficients
  • Dew Point
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Heat Balance
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Vapors
  • Water Vapor

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