Effect of wet clothing removal on skin temperature in subjects exposed to cold and wrapped in a vapor barrier: a human, randomized, crossover field study

Table 1 Detailed description of the timing for each scenario

Time elapsed	Time for task	Action
-30 min	30 min	Resting period
0 min	Start	Participants meet in the preparation room wearing only underwear
5 min	5 min	Monitoring equipment placed by the assistants
7 min	2 min	Assistants help participants dress in prepared wet clothing
10 min	3 min	Assistants and participants walk 100 m to the snow cave, and participants lie down simultaneously
40 min	30 min	Cooling period T_skin recorded every 60 s and cold discomfort recorded every 9 min by the assistants
45 min	5 min	(1) Assistants cut clothing simultaneously and wrap participants in the insulating layers using the standard technique	(2) Assistants wrap participants in the insulating layers using the standard technique, leaving the wet clothing on subjects
1 h 15 min	30 min	Passive rewarming: T_skin recorded every 60 s and subjective degree of cold discomfort and shivering questioned every 9 min by the assistants
3 h 15 min	120 min	Participants return to the preparation room, where assistants help them remove the monitoring equipment and dress in dry clothes, followed by rest and recovery

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