...temperature conditions. We saw that when it becomes cold it costs the body more to perform work – it simply functions less efficiently”, says researcher Øystein Wiggen, who has been working on the same project. Major source of knowledge building Work involved with ”Sport in Cold Climates” is incorporated as part...
...personnel are highly competent, but the patient is too often at the mercy of an individual team’s expertise and the equipment it uses”, says Researcher Øystein Wiggen at SINTEF. “Currently, this may consist of a variety of products”, he says. If we improve quality, we will be able to save more lives. The product...
High physical work demands are believed to be partly responsible for the high sickness absence among home care workers, but no studies have assessed their physical work demands using precise device-based measurements. Hence, the objective of this observational study was to assess physical work...
Background: Use of a vapor barrier in the prehospital care of cold-stressed or hypothermic patients aims to reduce evaporative heat loss and accelerate rewarming. The application of a vapor barrier is recommended in various guidelines, along with both insulating and wind/waterproof layers and an...
Background: Accidental hypothermia is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Research on treatment strategies for accidental hypothermia is complicated by the low incidence and heterogeneous patient population. We have developed a new method for clinical trials of experimental hypothermia, to...
Objectives: High physical work demands can cause musculoskeletal disorders and sick leave in petroleum workers. However, our knowledge of their physical work demands is scarce and based on self-report. The objective of our study is to work towards closing this knowledge gap by assessing the physical...
...temperature conditions. We saw that when it becomes cold it costs the body more to perform work – it simply functions less efficiently”, says researcher Øystein Wiggen, who has been working on the same project. Major source of knowledge building Work involved with ”Sport in Cold Climates” is incorporated as part...
Several occupational groups are exposed to periods of low ambient temperatures while performing manual work tasks outdoors. Work tasks typically include heavy lifting, tool handling, and overhead work. This study evaluated the effect of working position and cold environment on muscle activation...
Background Prehospital care for cold-stressed and hypothermic patients focuses on effective insulation and rewarming. When encountering patients wearing wet clothing, rescuers can either remove the wet clothing before isolating the patient or isolate the patient using a vapor barrier. Wet clothing...
...if the stresses on the body become too great. “We’re well aware that the oil industry is pushing the boundaries further and further north”, says Øystein Wiggen at SINTEF. “And that in the future the sector will be as active in the Arctic as it is in the North Sea today. People will be working under extreme...
Skating on frozen lakes can be a beautiful way of experiencing nature. But if an accident happens you ought to know what to do. Photo: Øystein WIggen. After supervising a series of experiments at SINTEF’s occupational physiology lab (http://www.sintef.no/alle-laboratorier/arbeidsfysiologisk-laboratorium/)...
...the patient’s prognosis and ultimate survival. However, we still do not know what is the best form of treatment,” says SINTEF research scientist Øystein Wiggen, a physiologist participating in the Mountain Medicine Research Group. “More know-how in this field could therefore be of crucial significance...
Click to open “We’ve noted that keeping the leg area around and below the thighs warm is critical to a wearer’s sense of feeling warm enough”, says Øystein Wiggen, who is the physiologist responsible for testing the clothing concept. “At the same time it’s easy to lose a lot of heat from the legs because...
...vi-taler-227681b.html SINTEF utvikler kuldeklær. Færevik Hilde, Røyset Arne Karstein, Jahren Susie, Seeberg Trine Margrethe, Sandsund Mariann, Wiggen Øystein , Breiby Dag, Kilde:Adresseavisen. Adresseavisen.no, 17. des Icecold calculations: How much cold can we actually tolerate without it affecting...
...below. “The tests will provide us with general knowledge about how the human body performs in cold; how and when it weakens us,” says test manager Øystein Wiggen of SINTEF Health Research, as he shows us a graph known as the Ramsey Curve. Cold facts The test that is about to commence is just one of a series...
Sensors System, SINTEF Technology and Society - Department of Health research, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. Contact person SINTEF: Øystein Wiggen Read more about the SmartPro project ...