Validation test for climate control on air-loss supports Steven I. Reger, PhD, Thomas C. Adams, MS, Jo Ann Maklebust, MSN, Vinod Sahgal, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 82, Issue 5, Pages 597-603 (May 2001) DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.20837 Copyright © 2001 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Proximal location of thermistor array on the support surface. All dimensions are in centimeters. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2001 82, 597-603DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2001.20837) Copyright © 2001 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 A representative sample of thermistor outputs and the calculated average temperature for a typical 90-minute evaluation test. Abbreviation: CH, channel. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2001 82, 597-603DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2001.20837) Copyright © 2001 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Comparison of 2 methods of calculating the average reduction of support interface temperature (n = 14). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2001 82, 597-603DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2001.20837) Copyright © 2001 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Average temperature reduction plotted as a function of moisture loss rate on the support surfaces. The solid lines through these points designate the SD of the mean for that group for both temperature change and moisture loss rate. (♢), non-airflow products; (○), LAL products; (□), high-air-loss products; (♦), average non-airflow products; (●), average LAL products; (■), average high-air-loss products. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2001 82, 597-603DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2001.20837) Copyright © 2001 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions