Influence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic on the incidence of heat stroke and heat exhaustion in Japan: a nationwide observational study based on the Heatstroke STUDY 2019 (without COVID‐19) and 2020 (with COVID‐19) [PDF]
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2022 Aim To assess heat stroke and heat exhaustion occurrence and response during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Japan. Methods This retrospective, multicenter, registry‐based study describes and compares the characteristics of patients between the ...
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Current status of active cooling, deep body temperature measurement, and face mask wearing in heat stroke and heat exhaustion patients in Japan: a nationwide observational study based on the Heatstroke STUDY 2020 and 2021 [PDF]
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2023 Aim The study aimed to determine the current status of face mask use, deep body temperature measurement, and active cooling in patients suffering from heat stroke and heat exhaustion in Japan.
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A Systematic Review on Outcomes of Patients with Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion [PDF]
Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2023 Hassan Adnan Bukhari Department of Surgery, Umm AL-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Hassan Adnan Bukhari, Department of Surgery, Umm AL-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966 562233444, Email Hambukhari@uqu.edu.saIntroduction:
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Association between active cooling and lower mortality among patients with heat stroke and heat exhaustion [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Body cooling is recommended for patients with heat stroke and heat exhaustion. However, differences in the outcomes of patients who do or do not receive active cooling therapy have not been determined.
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Long‑Term Impact of HEAT Educational Intervention in the Emergency Department in Karachi, Pakistan [PDF]
Annals of Global HealthBackground: Karachi faced an unprecedented heatwave in 2015, causing severe health outcomes. The heat emergency awareness and treatment (HEAT) intervention was developed to train healthcare providers to identify and manage heat‑related illnesses (HRIs ...
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Neck cooling provides ergogenic benefits after heat acclimation during exercise in the heat [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyBackgroundBoth heat acclimation and neck cooling have been shown to alleviate heat stress and may help maintain exercise performance in the heat.
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A Case of Legionnaires' Disease Manifesting as Heat Exhaustion. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Malik MA +4 more
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Epidemiological characteristics of heat-related illness: a nationwide study in Taiwan [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Heat-related illness (HRI) is expected to occur more frequently and become a prominent issue worldwide in the context of global warming and climate change.
Wan-Yin Kuo +8 more
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A Case of Heat Exhaustion Masquerading as ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Egaimi M, Seo H, Bashir S.
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Ectodermal Dysplasia Presenting as Heat Exhaustion in an Adolescent Boy. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Guntreddi G +2 more
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