The Contribution of Military Flight Boots to the Development of Non-freezing Cold Injury
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چکیده
Footwear worn by U.S. military aircrew personnel provides inadequate levels of protection from a prolonged cold and wet exposure when compared with that wore by ground-based, combat troops. On June 2, 1995, a U.S. Air Force F-16 C aircraft was shot down by a mobile SA-6 surface-to-air missile over Bosnia-Herzegovina while conducting a routine NATO reconnaissance mission. The pilot survived the missile blast and ejected safely, hiding during the day and moving by night, surviving on bugs, ants and rainwater. The pilot spent a total of six days evading capture and was eventually rescued during a daring mission into the rugged terrain of northwestern Bosnia. While on the ground, the pilot was unable to dry his standard-issue flight boots and socks, which had become progressively wetter due to his traverse of the mountainous terrain combined with periodic rainfall.
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Cold still kills: cold-related illnesses in military practice freezing and non-freezing cold injury.
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