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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Harnessing Virtual Reality to Mitigate Heat-Related Injuries in Construction Projects
CivilEng, 2023 The construction industry has witnessed a surge in heat-related accidents alongside rising summertime temperatures, exposing workers to potential injuries. The absence of specific heat stress standards by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Ammar Alzarrad +5 more
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Transcriptomic profiling of tumor-infiltrating CD4 + TIM-3 + T Cells reveals their suppressive, exhausted, and metastatic characteristics in colorectal cancer patients [PDF]
, 2020 T cell immunoglobulin mucin-3 (TIM-3) is an immune checkpoint identified as one of the key players in regulating T-cell responses. Studies have shown that TIM-3 is upregulated in the tumor microenvironment (TME).
Abu Nada, M +10 more
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Heat-Related Illnesses Transported by United States Emergency Medical Services
Medicina, 2020 Background and objectives: Heat-related illness (HRI) can have significant morbidity and mortality consequences. Research has predominately focused on HRI in the emergency department, yet health care leading up to hospital arrival can impact patient ...
Susan Yeargin +2 more
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Climate Change Adaptation: Prehospital Data Facilitate the Detection of Acute Heat Illness in India
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Extreme heat is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, and the incidence of acute heat illness (AHI) will likely increase secondary to anthropogenic climate change.
Nikhil Ranadive +11 more
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Dehydration accelerates reductions in cerebral blood flow during prolonged exercise in the heat without compromising brain metabolism [PDF]
, 2015 Dehydration hastens the decline in cerebral blood flow (CBF) during incremental exercise, while the cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen (CMRO2) is preserved.
Benjamin Garcia +8 more
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A heat acclimation protocol for team sports [PDF]
, 2008 Background: It is well documented that heat acclimation of 6 or more sessions of at least 60 min duration prolongs the time to exhaustion during endurance walking, cycling and running in the heat. However, this type of acclimation is not specific to team
Morris, JG, Nevill, ME, Sunderland, C
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What the Agricultural Sector in Florida Needs to Know about Heat-Related Illness (HRI)
EDIS, 2020 Heat-related illness (HRI) can range from rashes, fainting, and cramps to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. It can be fatal, and all outdoor workers in agriculture (as well as those in high-heat indoor settings such as greenhouses) are at risk.
Paul Monaghan +5 more
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South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 1983 The physiology of heat regulation is briefly discussed. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are described and finally heat stroke as a medical emergency is dealt with.
R. van Zyl Smit
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Emergency Response of Indian Hajj Medical Mission to Heat Illness Among Indian Pilgrims in Tent-Clinics at Mina and Arafat During Hajj, 2016 [PDF]
International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 2017 Introduction: Extreme heat claims more lives than all other weather-related exposures combined. Hajj rituals at Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah involve a minimally-clothed, moving assemblage of 3.5 million pilgrims who are exposed to a harsh, hot, desert ...
Inam Danish Khan +9 more
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