Study of applying the cold index to disaster prevention

Abstract

People in disaster stricken area are exposed to cold environment according to the situation. The cold environment has various influences on a human body and mental side. The restriction of body and mental activity may lead people to risky situation. IREQ, DLE, and WCT are indices that evaluate the influence of the cold on the human body. It may be possible to keep the people away from the cold stress by using these indices. Therefore, the content and the feature of these indices were considered. As a result, it was shown to be able to use the cold index for disaster prevention in Japan by considering relations of indices applicable range and the climate of Japan.