Prevention and Management of Cold-Weather Injuries by Department of the Army - HTML preview

GLOSSARY

Section I Abbreviations

AMSA

U.S. Army Medical Surveillance Activity

BDO

battle dress overgarment

BDU

battle dress uniform

C

Celsius

CID

cold-induced diuresis

CIVD

cold-induced vasodilation

CO

carbon monoxide

CO2

carbon dioxide

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

ECWCS

Extended Cold Weather Clothing System

F

Fahrenheit

IV

intravenous

kcal

kilocalorie

kcal/d

kilocalories per day

lb

pound

LRP

Long Range Patrol

MCw

Meal, Cold Weather

MEB

medical evaluation board

MET

metabolic equivalent

mg

milligram

MIPB

Medical Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace

MOS

military occupational specialty

mph

miles per hour

MRE

Meals-Ready-to-Eat

NBC

nuclear, biological and chemical

NFCI

nonfreezing cold injury

NSN

National Stock Number

POL

petroleum, oil and lubricants

PT

physical training

TN

Technical Note

USARIEM

U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

UV

ultraviolet

wcT

windchill temperature index

Section II Terms

cold-induced vasodilation

Periodic oscillations of skin temperature following the initial decline during cold exposure, resulting from transient increases in blood flow.

Frostbite

Tissue freezing.

Habituation

Decrease in the shivering and vasoconstrictor responses to cold exposure.

Hyperthermia

Elevated body temperature.

Hypothermia

Body temperature below 95 °P.

Layering

Method of placing several clothing layers on top of each other to increase insulation.

Metabolic equivalent level

Energy expenditure during exercise relative to the resting energy expenditure (5 metabolic

equivalents (METs) is equal to 5 times the energy expenditure at rest).

Nonfreezing cold injury

Injury sustained after prolonged exposure to cold-wet conditions.

Windchill temperature index

Integration of wind speed and air temperature to provide an estimate of the cooling power of the environment; it standardizes the cooling power of the environment to an equivalent air temperature for calm conditions.

By Order of the secretary of the Army and the Air Force:

PETER J. SCHOOMAKER

General, United States Army

Chief of Staff

Official:

SANDRA R. RILEY

Administrative Assistant to the

Secretary of the Army

06096

DISTRIBUTION:

Active Army, Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve: To be distributed in accordance with DA Form 12-34C-R requirements for TB MED Series: Professional Medical Material.