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Jørgen Melau

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I currently finished a PhD in cold water swimming. My main interest is Extreme Environments Physiology and Emergency Medicine. I have been working 10 years as a rescue paramedic in the air ambulance in Norway. I am Chief of Medical and Safety at the worlds hardest one-day endurance competition, the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon. Currently, I´m in a few projects were we measure core temperature and biomarkers on athletes and special forces operators. We are using the BodyCap system. I´m also in a few projects assessing the skill training of EMT´s, military medics and Police.

Research Keywords & Expertise

Emergency Medicine
Physiology
Extreme environment,
hypothermia
Temperaturephysiology

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hypothermia
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Thermoregulation

Short Biography

I currently finished a PhD in cold water swimming. My main interest is Extreme Environments Physiology and Emergency Medicine. I have been working 10 years as a rescue paramedic in the air ambulance in Norway. I am Chief of Medical and Safety at the worlds hardest one-day endurance competition, the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon. Currently, I´m in a few projects were we measure core temperature and biomarkers on athletes and special forces operators. We are using the BodyCap system. I´m also in a few projects assessing the skill training of EMT´s, military medics and Police.