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He studies the effects of extreme environments, including cold , heat , hypoxia , and hypobaria on the human body. He was dubbed "Professor Popsicle" in a feature article in Outside Magazine.

Dr Giesbrecht is a professor of thermophysiology at the University of Manitoba.

Giesbrecht ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative Party of Canada 's candidate for Winnipeg South in the Canadian federal election. Giesbrecht is a Canadian academic and public educator. Giesbrecht earned a PhD in physiology from the University of Manitoba in and has been a professor of thermophysiology in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management since Through publications, media appearances and educational programs, Giesbrecht has championed the fact that most cold-water immersion deaths are not caused by hypothermia which takes more than an hour for most adults , but rather occur earlier due to either the cold shock response [ 4 ] gasping and hyperventilation , or cold incapacitation [ 5 ] due to cooling of muscle and nerve fibres.

In order to clarify and publicize the four phases of cold water immersion. This work has also resulted in rewriting of the "Sinking Vehicle Protocol", and creation of a new "Vehicle Stranded in Floodwater Protocol" used by the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch for emergency dispatch operators throughout the world.

Giesbrecht has appeared in a number of interviews and documentaries relating to his work in environmental medicine, including Discovery Channel Canada , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] twice on the Rick Mercer Report , [ 10 ] [ 11 ] the National Geographic Channel , [ 12 ] Canadian and US network news, [ 13 ] and The Nature of Things '. After incumbent Conservative MP Rod Bruinooge declined to run in the Canadian federal election , Giesbrecht won the nomination race to replace him as candidate for Winnipeg South.

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