Efficacy of Head and Torso Rewarming by Using a Human Model for Severe Hypothermia
| dc.contributor.author | Kulkarni, Kartik | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Webber, Sandra C. (Physical Therapy) Passmore, Steven (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Giesbrecht, Gordon G. (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-07T12:57:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-09-07T12:57:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Kinesiology and Recreation Management | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study determined the core rewarming effectiveness of the same amount of heat applied to the head or torso using a human model of severe hypothermia. Six male subjects were cooled three times in 8˚C water for 60 minutes or to a core temperature of 35˚C. Shivering was inhibited by intravenous meperidine (1.5 mg/kg), administered during the last ten minutes of immersion, and during warming, to a maximum cumulative dose of 3.3 mg/kg. After exiting from the cold water and were rewarmed for 120 minutes by one of the following methods: Spontaneous warming, and a charcoal heater applied to the Head, or Torso. No significant differences were found in the afterdrop amount or core rewarming rates among the conditions. In non-shivering cold subjects, head warming is a viable alternative if torso warming is contraindicated. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2017 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32482 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hypothermia | en_US |
| dc.subject | Head warming | en_US |
| dc.subject | Spontaneous warming | en_US |
| dc.subject | Torso warming | en_US |
| dc.subject | Afterdrop | en_US |
| dc.title | Efficacy of Head and Torso Rewarming by Using a Human Model for Severe Hypothermia | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |