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Heat Safety in the Workplace: Modified Delphi Consensus to Establish Strategies and Resources to Protect the US Workers

GeoHealth, 2021
The purpose of this consensus document was to develop feasible, evidence‐based occupational heat safety recommendations to protect the US workers that experience heat stress.
Margaret C. Morrissey, Douglas J. Casa, Gabrielle J. Brewer, William M. Adams, Yuri Hosokawa, Courteney L. Benjamin, Andrew J. Grundstein, David Hostler, Brendon P. McDermott, Meredith L. McQuerry, Rebecca L. Stearns, Erica M. Filep, David W. DeGroot, Juley Fulcher, Andreas D. Flouris, Robert A. Huggins, Brenda L. Jacklitsch, John F. Jardine, Rebecca M. Lopez, Ronda B. McCarthy, Yannis Pitsiladis, Riana R. Pryor, Zachary J. Schlader, Caroline J. Smith, Denise L. Smith, June T. Spector, Jennifer K. Vanos, W. Jon Williams, Nicole T. Vargas, Susan W. Yeargin   +29 more
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Community Trial on Heat Related-Illness Prevention Behaviors and Knowledge for the Elderly [PDF]

, 2015
This study aims to explore whether broadcasting heat health warnings (HHWs), to every household and whether the additional home delivery of bottled water labeled with messages will be effective in improving the behaviors and knowledge of elderly people ...
Kayo Ueda, Honda, Yasushi, 高橋, 法子, Masahiro Hashizume, Noriko Takahashi, Masahide Kondo, Masaji Ono, Nakao, Rieko, Yasushi Honda, Kondo, Masahide, Takahashi, Noriko, Ueda, Kayo, Rieko Nakao, Hashizume, Masahiro, Ono, Masaji   +14 more
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A retrospective study of clinical profile and outcomes of critically ill patients with heat-related illness

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2015
Background and Aims: Heat-related illness (HRI) due to high ambient temperatures is a common feature during the Indian summer. HRI often results in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However,
M S Kalaiselvan, M K Renuka, A S Arunkumar   +2 more
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Heat-related illness patients’ demographics, prehospital findings, and event characteristics between development and validation cohorts. [PDF]

, 2018
Heat-related illness patients’ demographics, prehospital findings, and event characteristics between development and validation cohorts.
Junya Shimazaki (284145), Shinichiro Shiraishi (5194436), Toru Hifumi (4709077), Keiki Shimizu (5194439), Junichi Sasaki (4384066), Yutaka Kondo (35816), Tatsuma Fukuda (4818888), Kei Hayashida (4530043), Yasutaka Oda (4709080)   +8 more
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Trends in heat related illness: Nationwide observational cohort at the US department of veteran affairs

The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 2023
Introduction: Environmental heat can have a negative impact on health, leading to increased healthcare utilization, disability, and death. Specific clinical conditions, in combination with a global rise in temperature, may amplify the risk of heat ...
Thomas F. Osborne, Zachary P. Veigulis, Ambarish Vaidyanathan, David M. Arreola, Paul J. Schramm   +4 more
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Symptoms of heat illness in surface mine workers [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: To assess the symptoms of heat illness experienced by surface mine workers.\ud \ud Methods: Ninety-one surface mine workers across three mine sites in northern Australia completed a heat stress questionnaire evaluating their symptoms for heat ...
Parker, A.W., Hunt, A.P., Stewart, I.B.
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The role of platelets in heat-related illness and heat-induced coagulopathy [PDF]

, 2022
Heat-related illness is becoming more problematic due to ongoing global warming. Heat-related injury causes systemic inflammation and coagulopathy, due to leukocyte, platelet, and vascular endothelial cell activation and injury.
Iba, Toshiaki, Levi, Marcel, Helms, Julie, Levy, Jerrold H.   +3 more
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The multi-level heat education and awareness tools [HEAT] intervention study for farmworkers: Rationale and methods

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021
Background: The burden of adverse health effects from heat exposure is substantial, and outdoor workers who perform heavy physical work are at high risk.
Jennifer Krenz, Erica Chavez Santos, Elizabeth Torres, Pablo Palmández, Jose Carmona, Maria Blancas, Diana Marquez, Paul Sampson, June T. Spector   +8 more
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Wearing lacrosse uniform during exercise-simulated match in heat increases physiological strain index

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2022
Japanese collegiate and club lacrosse games are often held under environmental conditions of extreme heat in the summer. Lacrosse players are also required to wear protective equipment, which is a risk factor for heat-related illness.
Jumpei Osakabe, Masanobu Kajiki, Ryosuke Inada, Takaaki Matsumoto, Yoshihisa Umemura   +4 more
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Heatstroke and brachycephalic dogs – is there an increased risk?

Veterinary Evidence, 2022
PICO question Do dogs that are brachycephalic have an increased risk for developing heat-related illness compared to dogs that are not brachycephalics?   Clinical bottom line Category of research Risk. Number and type of study designs reviewed
Anna Ewers Clark
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