| Document ID (ISN) | 69310 |
| CIS number |
97-1320 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1318-6 |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
OTH 96 516
|
| Author(s) |
Tipton M.J., et al.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) |
| Title |
Estimation of diver survival time in a lost bell |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1997. viii, 101p. 221 ref. Price: GBP 30.00. |
| Abstract |
This report describes a study of diver survival time in a saturation diving bell which has become separated from its umbilical and left with only a limited amount of power for heating. Human experiments and computer modelling of thermoregulation were carried out. Results are discussed in relation to metabolic and thermal responses to cold exposure. It is concluded that even the most advanced mathematical models are poor at predicting the intensity of the metabolic response to cold. Predicted survival times for persons able to stabilize deep-body temperature were estimated to be in the range of 10h to more than a day. These predictions were based on the assumption that time to hypoglycaemia is the determinant of shivering endurance. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cold stress; survival; diving |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; regulation of body temperature; energy metabolism; glossary; mathematical models; prediction; human experiments |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada; United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Heating, ventilation and climate
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Heat and cold
|
