The Physiological Effects of Hot Bath Immersion on Human Body : For the Safe Bathing

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  • 入浴の人体に及ぼす生理的影響 : 安全な入浴をめざして
  • ニュウヨクノジンタイニオヨボスセイリテキエイキョウ : アンゼンナニュウヨクオメザシテ

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It is a common Japanese custom to enjoy a hot bath daily and is also well known that hot bathing has been associated with sudden death, especially in elders. Approximately 13% of the cases of sudden death in Japan occurred during bathing. This number has been increasing with the aging of Japan's population. One of the causes lies in the Japanese bathing style that the bath consists of a tub deep enough for the bather to immerse the body up to the neck in very hot water when sitting, and in the fact that the temperature of bathrooms is quite low in winter season. Therefore, it is an urgent problem to study the physiological effects of hot bathing and to educate Japanese people on its safe ways. This article reviews the variable effects of hot bath immersion on human bodies in order to introduce the safe way of hot bathing.

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