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Mission Statement: This group focuses on cold water survival and encompasses research in a broad spectrum from human physiology, to clothing and equipment research and development, to public safety education and policy. Group Description: The Cold Water Survival Group is studying the broad question of safety and survival system for off-shore activities [ie., industrial (oil exploration); commercial (fishing); and recreational]. This group is planning a 4-5 year program of research and development looking at areas of product development, human physiology, computer modeling of human thermal responses, testing on a thermal manikin and field testing in the ocean. |
- improve on or create new methods for prediction of human survival time (with computer modeling or thermal manikin testing) in various clothing/survival suit ensembles, sea conditions and water conditions;
- create a predictive tool for the rewarming process of cold stressed victims;
- describe the physical effects of various wave heights on convective and conductive heat loss through water tight and non-water tight clothing ensembles;
- improve testing procedures, as well as standards and regulations for new survival products; and;
- based on the results of this work, to produce improved survival products.
Group Members:
Our research team includes colleagues from various sectors (i.e. university, industry, and military) across Canada.
These include:
- Defense and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine;
- META Research, Vancouver - Survival equipment R& D and manufacturing;
- The CORD Group, Dartmouth, N.S.
- Lab for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, University of Manitoba
- Chris Brooks - D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Ont.
- D.C.I.E.M. We Site, chris.brooks@dciem.dnd.ca
- Michel Ducharme - D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Ont.
- D.C.I.E.M. We Site, michel.ducharme@dciem.dnd.ca
- Gordon Giesbrecht - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Mb.
- HLHP Research Institute Web Site, giesbrec@ms.umanitoba.ca
- Paul Potter - The CORD Group, Dartmouth, N.S.
- cord@istar.ca
- Peter Tikuisis - D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Ont.
- D.C.I.E.M. We Site, peter @dciem.dnd.ca
- Wendell Uglene - MUSTANG SURVIVAL, Vancouver, B.C.
- MUSTANG SURVIVAL WEB SITE, wuglene@mustangsurvival.com
- Contacting Dr. Giesbrecht:
- Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht
- Laboratory for Exercise and Environmental Medicine
- Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation Studies
- University of Manitoba
- Room 211, Max Bell Centre
- Winnipeg, MB
- R3T 2N2
- Office: (204) 474-8646
- Lab: (204) 474-6864
- Fax: (204) 275-5122
- Email: Giesbrec@ms.umanitoba.ca
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