Rapid Hypothermia Subsequent to Oral Nicotinic Acid and Immersion in Warm (30C) Water

Abstract

The purpose to this letter to the Editor is to describe the results of pilot studies conducted to evaluate body cooling by water immersion, with and without nicotinic acid. Nicotinic acid pretreatments resulted in greater body cooling than control trials. However, cooling rates were less than can be achieved with evaporative cooling techniques. The striking feature of the nicotinic acid trials involved the magnitude of body cooling achieved in relatively temperate water (30 C). Keywords: Hypothermia, Heat stroke, Rectal temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA186458

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  • Andrew J Young
  • Lawrence E. Armstrong
  • Roger W. Hubbard

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  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

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  • Acids
  • Availability
  • Blood Flow
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Classification
  • Climate Change
  • Cold Water
  • Cooling
  • Heart Rate
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Stroke
  • Heterocyclic Acids
  • Hypothermia
  • Military Research
  • Nicotinic Acid
  • Security
  • Water

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