Abstract

Changes observed in the core body temperature of divers are the result of a multifaceted response from the body to the change of the external environment. In response to repeated activities, there may be a chronic, physiological adaptation of the body’s response system. This is observed in the physiology of experienced divers while diving. The purpose of this study is to determine the immediate and delayed effects of hyperbaric exposure on core temperature, as well as its circadian changes in a group of three experienced divers. During compression at 30 and 60 meters, deep body temperature values tended to increase. Subsequently, deep body temperature values showed a tendency to decrease during decompression. All differences in core temperature values obtained by the group of divers at individual time points in this study were not statistically significant.

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Title
The Effects of Hyperbaric Exposure on Immediate and Delayed Changes in Core Temperature and Its Circadian Fluctuations
Author
Kujawski, Sławomir 1 ; Słomko, Joanna 1 ; Zawadka-Kunikowska, Monika 1 ; Kozakiewicz, Mariusz 2 ; Klawe, Jacek J 1 ; Tafil-Klawe, Małgorzata 3 ; Zalewski, Paweł 1 

 Faculty of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Department of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus in Bydgoszcz, Poland 
 Department and Institute of Food Chemistry University of Nicolaus Copernicus Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland 
 Department of Physiology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland 
Pages
19-25
Publication year
2017
Publication date
2017
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
e-ISSN
20840535
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3157223838
Copyright
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