Thermal Responses During Extended Water Immersion: Comparisons of Rest and Exercise, and Levels of Immersion

Abstract

Phase 1 exposed 14 subjects to the neck in 3 water temperatures during both rest (R) and exercise (E) conditions for up to 3h; whereas 8 subjects in Phase 2 were exposed to the knee (KN), hip (HI), and chest (CH) in water at 15 and 25 deg C during R and E. In Phase 1 the % Body Fat was 9.5 for the low-fat (L, N=5), 14.8 for the moderate-fat (A, N=5), and 19.6 for the high- fat (H, N=4); subjects were immersed on four occasions (two temperatures X two activities) for durations up to 3h. During R at equivalent thermal strain rectal and esophageal temperatures declined similarly in all groups over 3h.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 10, 1991
Accession Number
ADA244305

Entities

People

  • Michael M. Toner
  • William D. Mcardle

Organizations

  • City University of New York

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Composition
  • Body Regions
  • Body Temperature
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Cold Water
  • Contracts
  • Data Acquisition
  • Health Services
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transmission
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
  • Security
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Thermal Stresses

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