Sentence examples for exposure to frigid from inspiring English sources
In the Arctic, where the briefest exposure to frigid waters results in certain death, the closest aircraft or ships may be days away.
The New York Times reported recently that Alberto Gonzales, as attorney general in 2005, approved a secret opinion that said such tactics as head slapping, simulated drowning and exposure to frigid temperatures, separately or in combination, did not constitute cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of prisoners.
At elevations more than 2500 meters, humans risk dying of hypoxia (lack of oxygen), exposure to frigid temperatures, high solar radiation, and other hazards.
As the time survivors languish increases, as exposure to frigid water increases, hypothermia gets more severe, muscle coordination rapidly decreases, and then a survivor's ability to perform muscular activity decreases to the point of cessation.
Continued exposure to frigid water will next lead to the loss of fine motor skills, followed by the loss of the shivering reflex and the body's ability to retain warmth.
If you don't dress appropriately, just a few minutes of exposure to the frigid, desiccated air can leave you numb and useless.
In addition to strength, speed and cardiac training, she considered what exposure to the frigid air, in conjunction with water that hovered at or just above 32 degrees, would do to her body.
The risks include not only the bends — the painful and potentially lethal consequence of surfacing too rapidly — but also breathing exotic gas mixtures (ordinary air becomes toxic beyond certain depths and pressures) and exposure to the frigid temperatures of the deep sea.
It's worth pointing out that Carlo Formisano, the manager at La Pera Brothers Poultry, the Borough Park company that kills and cleans the chickens, explained to us that after the frigid, blood-draining bath, the chickens are also given a quick exposure to boiling water as part of the process of plucking their feathers.
