Conductive heat loss in simulated outdoor settings: a preliminary experimental human study
The heat flux through the skin-to-spineboard interface, which is mainly conductive loss, is one-fourth greater than the heat flux through the skin of anterior body. Heat conduction towards the ground accounts for approximately one-fifth of the total heat loss. The heat flux through the skin-to-spineboard contact surface may increase when the spineboard is lifted from the ground in windy conditions.
Authors
- Mateusz Putowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0151-5623)
- Stanisław Krzeptowski-Sabała
- Tomasz Darocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5889-3209)
- Konrad Mendrala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9019-0420)
- Janusz Pobędza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7218-4935)
- Paweł Walczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6522-9445)
- Tomasz Sanak
- Sylweriusz Kosiński
Institutions
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- Medical University of Silesia (PL)
- Jan Kochanowski University (PL)
- Cracow University of Technology (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-01034-8
- Primary Topic
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00