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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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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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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.
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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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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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Risk factors for chronic kidney disease of non-traditional causes: a systematic review
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2019 Objectives. To evaluate the potential associations between chronic kidney disease of uncertain or nontraditional etiology (CKDnT) and agrochemicals, heat stress, heavy metals, and other factors identified in the literature in any region of the world and ...
Evelina Chapman +5 more
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Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021 Background: Although experts have advocated for regionally specific heat safety guidelines for decades, guidelines have not been universally adopted. Purpose: To describe the rate and risk factors associated with exertional heat illness (EHI).
Brady L. Tripp PhD, ATC +3 more
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The Pathophysiology and Care of Exercise Related Muscle Cramps [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Life Science, 2015 Cramps are major concerns to competing athletes occurring during or after exercise, are common yet, poorly understood phenomena. Pain alone is not object of treatment as serious musculophysiologic and metabolic disturbance of fluid and electrolyte ...
Abhay Kumar Pandey +2 more
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