Physiological Evaluation of a Commercially Available Abandon-Ship Survival Suit.

摘要

Navy Clothing and Textile Research Unit (NCTRU) personnel have tested a commercially available abandon-ship survival suit in water at 35F temperature,which is comparable to that found in various oceans throughout the world. Test results indicate that this suit will give protection from exposure to cold water for periods of 13hours and more when worn over any of the ensembles studied during this test providing no other stresses are present which could influence the user's tolerance time. This suit can be donned quickly but cannot be worn over bulky cold-weather clothing.