Protection against cold in prehospital care evaporative heat loss reduction by wet clothing removal or the addition of a vapor barrier a thermal manikin studyHenriksson O(), Lundgren P, Kuklane K, Holmér I, Naredi P, Bjornstig U.

In cold stressed wet subjects, with limited insulation applied, wet clothing removal or the addition of a vapour barrier significantly reduced metabolic rate, increased skin rewarming rate, and improved total body heat storage but there was no significant difference in heart rate or oesophageal temperature cooling rate (IV).

In addition to immediate care for life threatening conditions, early application of adequate insulation to reduce heat loss and prevent body core cooling is an important part of prehospital trauma care , If the patient is wet, most prehospital guidelines on protection against cold recommend the removal of wet clothing before insulation

Protection against cold in prehospital care wet clothing removal or addition of a vapor barrier Henriksson, Otto Lundgren, Peter JKuklane, Kalev LU Holmér, Ingvar LU Giesbrecht, Gordon GNaredi, Peter and Bjornstig, Ulf ( ) In Wilderness Environmental Medicine () p

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of wet clothing removal or the addition of a vapor barrier in shivering subjects exposed to a cold environment with only limited insu

If the patient is wet, most prehospital guidelines on protection against cold recommend the removal of wet clothing prior to insulation, and some also recommend the use of a waterproof vapor barrier between the patient and the insulation in order to reduce evaporative heat loss, Reference Durrer, Brugger, Syme and Elsensohn Reference

Most prehospital guidelines on protection against cold recommend the removal of wet clothing prior to insulation, and some also recommend the use of a waterproof vapor barrier to reduce evaporative heat lossHowever, there is little scientific evidence of the effectiveness of these measures.

Protection against cold in prehospital care evaporative heat loss reduction by wet clothing removal or the addition of a vapor barriera thermal manikin studyPrehosp Disaster Med

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