Evaluation of a Temperate Environment Test of Heat Tolerance in Prior Heatstroke Patients
Abstract
It has been reported that scores from a temperate environment step test describe the heat tolerance status of prior heatstroke patients (HP). This investigation evaluated the ability of this temperate environment heat tolerance test (HTT) to indicate altered heart rate (HR) and rectal temperature (Tre) responses of HP, before and after seven days of heat acclimation. It was concluded that this temperate environment heat tolerance test (HTT) was not a substitute for lengthier tests of heat tolerance conducted in hot environments, because HTT scores (at 25.8C) did not indicate HR and Tre responses (at 40.1C) in 33 % of heat acclimated (e.g., heat tolerant) HP. In addition, HTT scores did not validly discriminate between heat tolerant and intolerant HP.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 13, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA206317
Entities
People
- Elaine L. Christensen
- Jane P. Deluca
- Lawrence E. Armstrong
- Roger W. Hubbard
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine