Influence of severe cold thermal environment on core and skin temperatures: A systematic review

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2019

Autores

Tomi Zlatar (Autor) Outra; José Torres Costa (Autor) Outra; Mário Vaz (Autor) Outra; João Santos Baptista (Autor) FEUP

Revista

Título: Work

Vol. 62

Páginas: 337-352

ISSN: 1051-9815

Editora: IOS PRESS

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 11 Citações

Scopus - 11 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde

CORDIS: Ciências Tecnológicas > Tecnologia > Tecnologia da segurança

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00Q-9T6

DOI: 10.3233/wor-192868

Abstract (EN): BACKGROUND: Exposure to severe cold thermal environment (SCE) is a significant risk factor in the frozen food industry, influencing health and safety of the employees. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work is to present the level of knowledge on the influence of SCE on core and skin temperatures. METHODS: The review has been conducted using appropriated keywords and expressions, by searching 21 electronic databases and references of the included articles. Only research articles with healthy subjects and considering exposure to SCE conditions (-5 degrees C or lower) were considered. RESULTS: Thirteen articles were included in the systematic review which met the research objective and were in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All the included studies measured core or skin temperatures. CONCLUSIONS: The main findings of this review indicate that working in SCE is and will remain an added risk factor. Further studies should be conducted in laboratory and industrial severe cold thermal environments on acclimatized and non-acclimatized subjects, in order to evaluate core and skin temperature variations and its recovery periods.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 16