Tipton M J, Allsopp A, Balmi P J, House J R
Robens Institute, University of Surrey.
J R Nav Med Serv. 1993 Winter;79(3):125-31.
Many cooling and warming procedures have been proposed for the treatment of hyperthermic or hypothermic individuals. One of the most recent of these is the use of hand immersion as a simple method to gain or lose heat. In the present paper the principles underlying this approach, and the evidence for and against hand rewarming/cooling, are briefly reviewed. It is concluded that hand immersion is likely to be more effective for cooling than rewarming individuals.
