title: Hand immersion as a method of cooling and rewarming: a short review.
abstract: Many cooling and warming procedures have been proposed for the treatment of hyperthermic or hypothermic individuals. One of the most recent of these is the use of hand immersion as a simple method to gain or lose heat. In the present paper the principles underlying this approach, and the evidence for and against hand rewarming/cooling, are briefly reviewed. It is concluded that hand immersion is likely to be more effective for cooling than rewarming individuals.
authors.affiliation: Robens Institute, University of Surrey.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tipton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allsopp
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Balmi
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: House
mesh_terms: D003080:Cold Temperature; D005334:Fever / Q000628:therapy*; D006225:Hand; D006361:Heating; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000628:therapy*; D007101:Immersion; D009326:Naval Medicine