Aviat Space Envir Md
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Aviat Space Envir Md · Jul 2001
ReviewU.S. Army MEDEVAC in the new millennium: a medical perspective.
The U. S. ⋯ These proposed changes are discussed in detail, from the perspective of current emergency medicine and aviation medicine standards of practice. If instituted, these changes would facilitate the emergence of a true air medical transport capability comparable with the civilian community standard.
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Aviat Space Envir Md · Jul 2001
Comparative StudyThe influence of ethnicity on thermosensitivity during cold water immersion.
This investigation evaluated the influence of ethnicity, Caucasian (CAU) vs. African American (AA), on thermosensitivity and metabolic heat production (HP) during cold water immersion (20 degrees C) in 15 CAU (22.7 +/- 2.7 yr) vs. 7 AA (21.7 +/- 2.7 yr) males. ⋯ These data suggest, despite a differential response in Tes between AA and CAU groups, the beta of HP during cold water immersion is similar between CAU and AA. Therefore, these data demonstrate that when faced with a cold challenge, there is a similar response in HP between CAU and AA that is accompanied by a differential response in Tes.