WORKING IN COLD ENVIRONMENTS.

LE TRAVAIL EN AMBIANCE FROIDE.

Author(s) : GERAUT C., DUPAS D.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

FIRSTLY, THE PRINCIPLES OF THE RESPONSES OF THE BODY TO COLD ARE REVIEWED, AND THEN THE COLD-RELATED PATHOLOGY IS STUDIED: LOCAL ACCIDENTS, GENERAL PATHOLOGY, INFLUENCE ON VARIOUS AILMENTS. PREVENTION MEASURES ARE MENTIONED. PROBLEMS RELATED TO COLD, UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, ARE DISCUSSED: FOOD INDUSTRY, ACTIVITIES AT HIGH ALTITUDES OR IN POLAR AREAS, DIVING, ACTIVITIES IN PREMISES WHICH ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY HEATED. J.L.

Details

  • Original title: LE TRAVAIL EN AMBIANCE FROIDE.
  • Record ID : 1992-0700
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Encycl. méd.-chir. - n. 9
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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