Hypothermia rewarming effectiveness of distal limb warming with either Fluidotherapy® or warm water immersion
| dc.contributor.author | Kumar, Parveen | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Gardiner, Phillip (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) Steinman, Alan (U.S. Coast Guard) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Giesbrecht, Gordon (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-12T15:38:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-09-12T15:38:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-09-12 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Kinesiology and Recreation Management | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Rewarming mildly hypothermic subjects with distal extremity rewarming has been associated with significantly greater rewarming rate compared to shivering-only as it increases heat flow to the core by opening up of arteriovenous anastomoses in the extremities. This study compared distal extremity rewarming with Fluidotherapy® or warm water, or shivering-only. Seven healthy individuals were cooled in 8°C water to either a core temperature of 35°C or a maximum of one hour. The subjects were then rewarmed with one of the three rewarming methods (distal extremity rewarming with 44°C water or 46°C Fluidotherapy® or shivering-only) on three different occasions. There was no significant difference in the afterdrop length and duration between the three conditions. Fluidotherapy® provided rewarming rates similar to the shivering-only condition. Warm water rewarming provided higher heat donation to distal extremities and lead to a threefold higher rewarming rate compared to the other two treatments. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | February 2014 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/22184 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | hypothermia treatment | en_US |
| dc.subject | distal extremity rewarming | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fluidotherapy® | en_US |
| dc.subject | arteriovenous rewarming | en_US |
| dc.title | Hypothermia rewarming effectiveness of distal limb warming with either Fluidotherapy® or warm water immersion | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |