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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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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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.
Jun Kanda +7 more
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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:
Adnan Bukhari H
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Brugada Syndrome Unmasked by Heat Exhaustion. [PDF]
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol, 2017 Brugada syndrome (BrS) as an established channelopathy can be unmasked by various triggers like drugs, fever, etc. Herein, we presented a female patient in whom type 1 Brugada pattern on admission electrocardiography might be unmasked by heat exhaustion.
Canpolat U, Bayazit Y, Aytemir K.
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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.
Guangxia Zhang +5 more
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The health effects of extreme heat [PDF]
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineExtreme heat is a significant direct health threat from climate change, with rising temperatures and frequent heatwaves increasingly stressing communities and health services across Africa.
Sa’ad Lahri
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Design and application of a medical protective face screen (一种医用防护面屏的设计与应用)
中西医结合护理, 2023 This paper introduced the design and application of a medical protective face screen. The new typeface screen is designed to reduce the risk of exposure to infection and improve the wearing comfort. This new typeface screen helps keep the outdoor medical
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ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF COOLING GEL PATCH
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: To determine the efficacy of cooling gel patch in various clinical indications and comparison of cooling gel patch with water spray and cold sponging in fever and heat exhaustion. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study.
`Muhammad Hussain +3 more
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The Hajj: Hazards of Heat Exposure and Prevalence of Heat Illnesses among Pilgrims [PDF]
JLUMHS, 2019 Hajj, annually hosted by Saudi Arabia, is considered a religious major mass gathering event that pose significant public health challenges like the transmission of infectious diseases and illnesses related to climate change.
Suhaila Qari
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