Evaluation of a Temperature Environment Heat Tolerance Test,
Abstract
A temperature environment heat tolerance test (HTT) was formerly reported (Shvartz et al. 1977b) to distinguish heat acclimatized humans from former heat stroke patients. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the ability of HTT to measure acute individual changes in the heat tolerance of normal subjects, brought about by classical heat acclimation procedures, thereby assessing the utility and sensitivity of HTT as a heat tolerance screening procedure. We concluded that HTT is not a substitute for classical heat tolerance tests conducted at high ambient temperatures. HTT is apparently most useful in patient or at-risk populations in which preliminary or gross distinctions between heat tolerant and heat intolerant individuals are required. Keywords: Body temperature, Acclimatization, Heart rate, Exertion, and Heat exhaustion.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA172487
Entities
People
- Elaine Christensen
- Jane P. Deluca
- Lawrence E. Armstrong
- Roger W. Hubbard
- William J. Kraemer
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine