The prevention of heat illness in the British Army
The prevention of heat illness in the British Army
This thesis examines the topic of heat illness in military personnel. After the introduction there is a comprehensive review of published literature on heat illness in military focus. This shows that heat illness has been a problem for military forces ever since records were available.
The third chapter is a review of human thermal physiology mechanisms and concepts utilised as the basis for the research projects described in subsequent chapters. The key hypothesis is that in normal circumstances the human temperature regulating mechanisms can maintain core temperature within a narrow range until decompensation occurs.
Chapter 4 describes the first comprehensive epidemiological survey of heat illness in the British Army. The data comes from a prospective analysis of data collected from Cyprus and an analysis of reports from the epidemiological surveillance system in place in UK. This concludes there are three groups at risk in the military, unacclimatised soldiers conducting military training in temperature climates when the weather is unseasonably hot, unacclimatised soldiers who have deployed to a hot climate to conduct military training and resident, acclimatised soldiers conducting military training in a hot climate. The largest population at risk at the British Army is the first group.
Chapter 5 reviews the derivation of the various indices of heat stress. The Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is the most commonly used index but the measuring devices available are either glass thermometers or electronic thermometers which are not ideal for military use. Included in chapter 5 is a review of various WBGT threshold limits for the assessment of risk of heat illness and a study comparing the use of the Botsball, which measures the Wet Globe Temperature, with a Metrosonics Hs 360 electronic WBGT thermometer.
Chapter 6 reports an experimental approach to the setting of heat stress limits for use by the British Armed Forces.
University of Southampton
Bricknell, Martin Charles Marshall
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1999
Bricknell, Martin Charles Marshall
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Bricknell, Martin Charles Marshall
(1999)
The prevention of heat illness in the British Army.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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This thesis examines the topic of heat illness in military personnel. After the introduction there is a comprehensive review of published literature on heat illness in military focus. This shows that heat illness has been a problem for military forces ever since records were available.
The third chapter is a review of human thermal physiology mechanisms and concepts utilised as the basis for the research projects described in subsequent chapters. The key hypothesis is that in normal circumstances the human temperature regulating mechanisms can maintain core temperature within a narrow range until decompensation occurs.
Chapter 4 describes the first comprehensive epidemiological survey of heat illness in the British Army. The data comes from a prospective analysis of data collected from Cyprus and an analysis of reports from the epidemiological surveillance system in place in UK. This concludes there are three groups at risk in the military, unacclimatised soldiers conducting military training in temperature climates when the weather is unseasonably hot, unacclimatised soldiers who have deployed to a hot climate to conduct military training and resident, acclimatised soldiers conducting military training in a hot climate. The largest population at risk at the British Army is the first group.
Chapter 5 reviews the derivation of the various indices of heat stress. The Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is the most commonly used index but the measuring devices available are either glass thermometers or electronic thermometers which are not ideal for military use. Included in chapter 5 is a review of various WBGT threshold limits for the assessment of risk of heat illness and a study comparing the use of the Botsball, which measures the Wet Globe Temperature, with a Metrosonics Hs 360 electronic WBGT thermometer.
Chapter 6 reports an experimental approach to the setting of heat stress limits for use by the British Armed Forces.
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Published date: 1999
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