Warm Water Immersion Foot: Still a Threat to the Soldier

Deep snow immersion suffocation--the deadly threat.

This report presents the case of non-avalanche-related snow immersion death in the Tatra Mountains, which meets all the criteria of this rare phenomenon. The causes and mechanism of deep snow immersion suffocation as well as prevention strategies are discussed.

Sympathoadrenal Response to Water Immersion.

M AN IN NORMAL gravity is primarily upright and an efficient system of reflex cardiovascular mechanisms have envolved which compensate for the hydrostatic pressure effects of body fluids due to gravity. When one stands erect most of the large arteries and veins are oriented parallel to the gravitational field and significant hydrostatic pressures are produced in these long columns of blood. 400...

Avian Mycobacteriosis: Still Existing Threat to Humans

The nontuberculous mycobacteria are typically environmental organisms residing in soil and water. These microorganisms can cause a wide range of clinical diseases; pulmonary disease is most frequent, followed by lymphadenitis in children, skin and soft tissue disease, and rare extra pulmonary or disseminated infections. Mycobacterium avium complex is the second most common cause of pulmonary my...

Orientation to the Vertical During Water Immersion

Age-Dependent Autonomic Changes Following Immersion in Cool, Neutral, and Warm Water Temperatures

Aquatic immersion has been reported to produce a significant number of physiological changes in blood pressure, heart rate variability (HRV), autonomic nervous system (ANS), and core temperature in young healthy subjects. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of water immersion in younger and older populations, determining whether there are age related differences for ANS regulati...