Accession Number:
AD0748439
Title:
U. S. Army Medical Research and Development Technical Report.
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,01 Jul 1971,30 Jun 1972
Corporate Author:
ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA NATICK
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1972-07-01
Pagination or Media Count:
168.0
Abstract:
Contents Medical problems in military arctic operations AMRLA Prediction of the biological limits of military performance as a function of environment, clothing and equipment Effects of environmental stressors on military performance Biomedical impact of military clothing and equipment design including the selection of crew compartment environments Prevention and treatment of disabilities associated with military operations in the cold Prevention and treatment of disabilities associated with military operations in the heat Prevention and treatment of disabilities associated with military operations at high terrestrial elevation Bioenergetics related to heavy physical work ability of the soldier Development of cold injur models and characterization of frostbite, non-freezing cold injuries and whole body heat loss common to the soldier.
Descriptors:
- MILITARY MEDICINE
- STRESS (PHYSIOLOGY)
- PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
- temperature
- TOLERANCES (PHYSIOLOGY)
- HYPOXIA
- HIGH ALTITUDE
- ENVIRONMENTS
- FROSTBITE
- THERAPY
- military operations
- cold regions
- wounds and injuries
- Hypothermia
- ACCLIMATIZATION
- military tactics
- EXHAUSTION (PSYCHOLOGICAL)
- Sleep Deprivation
- Biophysics
- protective clothing
- TEMPERATURE CONTROL
- PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE
Subject Categories:
- Medicine and Medical Research
- Stress Physiology