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Key Products


Heat Strain Decision Aid (HSDA)
The HSDA Work-Rest Table Generator and the HSDA Event Risk Assessment are web apps providing helpful modelling for predicting, and thus reducing, heat illnesses. The apps can be accessed on this CAC-enabled site, https://usamrdc-ext.health.mil/usariem-apps/.


US Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program (BCMAP) Study:
This report outlines the findings from an assessment of the BCMAP, intended to provide data and options for Marine Corps policies and standards. Get more information.


ECTemp - Estimated Core Temperature Algorithm
The ECTemp algorithm uses minute by minute measures of heart rate to estimate core body temperature.


SCENARIO - Human Thermoregulatory Response Model
The SCENARIO model is a physics- and physiology-based thermoregulatory model designed to predict heat strain experienced by humans in athletic, industrial, and military settings.

 

 

 

 

Last Modified Date: 7/8/2025