Left Out in the Cold

By Thomas A. Cappaert

Abstract

While backpacking in the Canadian Rockies, Joel loses his way and finds that his experience hiking and camping in his home state of Florida hasn't prepared him for springtime weather conditions in the mountains. This case study allows students to review and integrate physiological responses to cold exposure. It was designed for use in upper-level physiology, exercise physiology, and other courses in which integration of physiological systems and clinical outcomes are a primary focus.

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Date Posted

06/17/2002

Overview

Objectives

Understand the basic mechanisms by which heat is lost or gained by the body.
Identify the basic physiologic responses to cold exposure and the neural and endocrine control mechanisms of these responses.
Identify the physiologic consequences of the normal responses to cold exposure.
Identify consequences of prolonged cold exposure.

Keywords

Thermoregulation; hypothermia; cold exposure; heat loss; hiking; Rocky Mountains; Canadian Rockies

Subject Headings

Physiology

Sports Science

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

Undergraduate upper division

FORMAT

PDF

TOPICAL AREAS

N/A

LANGUAGE

English

TYPE/METHODS

Directed

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