Evaluation of the cold strain index (CSI) for peripheral cold environmental stress

Daniel S. Moran; Thomas L. Endrusick; William R. Santee; Larry G. Berglund; Margaret A. Kolka

doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2004.08.023

Evaluation of the cold strain index (CSI) for peripheral cold environmental stress

Daniel S. Moran, Thomas L. Endrusick, William R. Santee, Larry G. Berglund, Margaret A. Kolka

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cold strain index (CSI) for peripheral environmental stress using data from a previous footwear study. Eight men (20±2 yr) dressed in protective cold weather clothing with varying footwear underwent 5 days of cold air (-23.4°C) testing while attempting to sit for 240 min. Rectal, skin, and toe temperatures (T _toe) were continuously measured. All test exposures were ended after 50-165 min due to cold foot discomfort or T _toe<5°C. However, CSI values indicated little cold strain. Therefore, we revised CSI to include peripheral cold assessment, which was found to be consistent with subject behavior and measured low T _toe.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	543-547
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Thermal Biology
Volume	29
Issue number	7-8 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2004.08.023
State	Published - Oct 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ambient temperature
Core temperature
Frostbite
Hypothermia
Skin temperature

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