If you lose the most heat from the head so I would be warmer just wearing a winter hat and nothing else (completey naked) rather than a winter coat and pants and boots and gloves and scarf with no hat....
2007-05-07 08:54:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
We loose about 30% heat from our head, because about 13-16% body's blood volume is in head at any given time, the neck also a source of heat loss. So putting on a hat/beanie and scarf will prevent heat loss.
But with out clothes, a hat/beanie and scarf will not prevent you from getting hypothermia.
Your hands and feet usually feel the effects of hypothermia first.
So keep your clothes on and when out in the chilly weather put on an hat/beanie and scarf and gloves.
2007-05-07 18:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by Georgie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You lose heat from the head because there are many 30% of your skin's blood vessels there. But that does not mean that the rest of the body does not lose heat... after all it does have the balance of the 70% of blood vessels.
And remember, the percentage of head's surface area compared with the rest of the body is rather small.
2007-05-07 16:00:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well runnignn through the city in that outfit would probably get you invited into a warm (and secure) room for the night. So it might work out okay.
2007-05-07 16:01:42 · answer #3 · answered by blakereik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you lose a lot of heat from the top of your head not most or all. better leave your jacket on.
2007-05-07 15:58:55 · answer #4 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most, as in, more than from any other part. Not more than all of them combined.
2007-05-07 15:58:41 · answer #5 · answered by Goldom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Most" is what you lose from your head, but you will also lose heat from all over your body.
2007-05-07 16:00:16 · answer #6 · answered by little Glo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋