Ski-Everest (8848 m) Expedition: Digit Skin Temperature Responses to Cold Immersion May Reflect Susceptibility to Cold Injury

ConclusionsThe attenuated CIVD response of the case alpinist may reflect a previously unrecognized enhanced susceptibility to frostbite. In addition to the poor vasomotor response observed in the injured toes, he also exhibited a poor vasomotor response in his noninjured fingers. The results of the present study indicate that a test of vasomotor activity during thermal stress may identify individuals predisposed to cold injury.
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research