Body Core Temperature After Foot Immersion and Neck Cooling in Older Adults Exposed to Extreme Heat
Robert D. Meade, Emma R. McCourt, James J. McCormick, Pierre Boulay, Ronald J. Sigal, Glen P. Kenny
Abstract
This randomized study evaluates the hypothesis that foot immersion in cool water alone or with supplemental neck cooling mitigates increases in core temperature in older adults exposed to environmental conditions simulating deadly heat waves in North America.
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MedicineImmersion (mathematics)Core temperatureFoot (prosody)Core (optical fiber)Heat illnessHeat waveComposite materialAnesthesiaMeteorologyClimate changeOceanographyPhysicsMathematicsLinguisticsPure mathematicsMaterials scienceGeologyPhilosophyClimate Change and Health ImpactsThermoregulation and physiological responsesInfrared Thermography in Medicine