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Accession Number:
AD0652277
Title:
STUDIES OF MEN IN SIMULATED DESERT HEAT
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT KNOX KY
Report Date:
1943-04-03
Pagination or Media Count:
60.0
Abstract:
Four acclimatization experiments, utilizing a total of fifty-six enlisted men, were carried out in the laboratory hot room. The studies extended over a period of four months, some men being under study for a week a great majority of the men for periods of from one to two months. Forty-eight men lived in the hot room continuously throughout the duration of the experiments, being permitted to leave for only 5-minute periods daily. Temperatures like those encountered during the hot months in the California desert were used 120F during the day 0800-1700 hours and 90F at night. The relative humidity ranged from 15 to 22 during the day. Detailed accounts of the test procedures and the results are given.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE