Influence of severe cold thermal environment on thermal sensation and physiological responses

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2019

Authors

Tomi Zlatar (Author) Other; J. Oliveira (Author) Other; J. Cardoso (Author) Other; D. Bustos (Author) Other; Joana Guedes (Author) FEUP; João Santos Baptista (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Pages: 363-372

ISBN: 978-3-030-14729-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-14730-3

Publisher: Springer

Indexing

Scopus - 2 Citations

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Technology > Safety technology

FOS: Medical and Health sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Q-8MX

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14730-3_39

Abstract (EN): Exposure to cold affects health and poses significant risks for cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal complaints and symptoms. It is present in outdoor activities in high latitude environments and within different occupations, causing variations in core and skin body temperatures and affecting working performance, health and safety. This work aims to evaluate the changes in thermal sensation, and in some physiological parameters before, during and after exposure to the severe cold thermal environment (SCE) (¿20 °C) of subjects wearing cold protective equipment. By using the Thermal Sensation Questionnaire (TSQ), blood pressure equipment, thermometer telemetry capsules and 8 skin temperature sensors, a study was conducted on 11 non-acclimatized male volunteers with a 60-minute exposure. The results show variations in all measured parameters. Findings evidence decreases in located skin temperatures and recovery periods for each measured point and increases in core temperature despite exposure to SCE. Future studies should be conducted using more skin temperature measuring points in the extremities (face, fingers and toes). © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10