Open AccessNo Thermoregulatory Impairment in Skin Graft Donor Sites during Exercise-Heat Stress
Author(s) -
Matthew N. Cramer,
Gilbert Moralez,
Mu Huang,
Craig G. Crandall
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001883
Subject(s) - heat stress , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , biology , zoology
The US Army's Standards of Medical Fitness, AR 40-501, state that "Prior burn injury (to include donor sites) involving a total body surface area of 40% or more does not meet the standard." Inclusion of donor sites (sites harvested for skin grafts) in this standard implies that thermoregulatory function is impaired within donor sites during exercise-heat stress; however, supporting evidence is currently lacking.