Accession Number:

AD1043637

Title:

Hot Environment Assessment Tool (HEAT) User's Guide

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

US Army Research Laboratory White Sands Missile Range United States

Personal Author(s):

• Sauter, David

Report Date:

2012-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

Abstract:

Heat stress injuries in the military pose a significant problem in both training and tactical environments. The Hot Environment Assessment Tool HEAT was developed on a mobile computing device an Android smart phone to allow the determination of workrest times and water intake requirements. This document provides a users guide for HEAT.

Descriptors:

• HEAT STRESS (PHYSIOLOGY)
• military medicine
• mobile computing
• military personnel
• physiological effects
• military training
• MOBILE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Subject Categories:

• Stress Physiology
• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE