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Predicting climate-change induced heat-related illness risk in Grand Canyon National Park visitors. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Background The climate crisis is the greatest public health threat of the 21st century. Excessive heat is responsible for more deaths than any other extreme weather event, and the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme heat events are increasing ...
Buttke DE, Raynor B, Schuurman GW.
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Heat-related illness among workers in British Columbia, Canada: Extreme hot weather in 2021 compared to 2001-2020. [PDF]

Scand J Work Environ Health
Objectives British Columbia (BC), Canada, experienced an unprecedented summer with record-breaking high temperatures in 2021. Yet the health impact has not been examined in occupational settings. This study aimed to characterize occupational heat-related
Guo X, Weinberger KR, Tamburic L, Peters CE, McLeod CB.   +4 more
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Occupational heat-related illness in Washington State: A descriptive study of day of illness and prior day ambient temperatures among cases and clusters, 2006-2021. [PDF]

Am J Ind Med, 2023
BACKGROUND Insufficient heat acclimatization is a risk factor for heat-related illness (HRI) morbidity, particularly during periods of sudden temperature increase.
Spector JT, Sampson L, Flunker JC, Adams D, Bonauto DK.   +4 more
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A prehospital risk assessment tool predicts clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with heat-related illness: a Japanese nationwide prospective observational study. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
We previously developed a risk assessment tool to predict outcomes after heat-related illness (J-ERATO score), which consists of six binary prehospital vital signs.
Takegawa R, Kanda J, Yaguchi A, Yokobori S, Hayashida K.   +4 more
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Dogs Don’t Die Just in Hot Cars—Exertional Heat-Related Illness (Heatstroke) Is a Greater Threat to UK Dogs

Animals, 2020
Heat-related illness will affect increasing numbers of dogs as global temperatures rise unless effective mitigation strategies are implemented. This study aimed to identify the key triggers of heat-related illness in dogs and investigate canine risk ...
Emily J. Hall, Anne J. Carter, Dan G. O’Neill   +2 more
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Climatic changes: knowledge and adaptation behavior to heat-related illness among solid waste disposal workers. [PDF]

J Egypt Public Health Assoc
Background Earth’s climate changes are progressing at an alarming rate. One of the most severe effects of climate change is extreme heat. This study aimed to assess knowledge and adaptation behavior to heat-related illness (HRI) among solid waste ...
Elshamy RA, Eladl AM, Zaitoun MF.
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Heat-Related Illness in Emergency and Critical Care: Recommendations for Recognition and Management with Medico-Legal Considerations. [PDF]

Biomedicines, 2022
Hyperthermia is an internal body temperature increase above 40.5 °C; normally internal body temperature is kept constant through natural homeostatic mechanisms. Heat-related illnesses occur due to exposure to high environmental temperatures in conditions
Savioli G, Zanza C, Longhitano Y, Nardone A, Varesi A, Ceresa IF, Manetti AC, Volonnino G, Maiese A, La Russa R.   +9 more
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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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Hot Pursuit: New Efforts to Prevent Heat-Related Illness on the Job. [PDF]

Environ Health Perspect, 2022
Photograph of an older woman in a greenhouse combined with a figure showing various risk factors for heat-related illness: high temperature and humidity, direct sun exposure, indoor radiant heat sources, limited air movement, not enough fluids, physical ...
Schmidt CW.
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Incidence and risk factors of heat-related illness in dogs from New South Wales, Australia (1997-2017).

Australian Veterinary Journal, 2023
Heat Related Illness (HRI) in dogs is expected to increase as heatwaves surge due to global warming. The most severe form of HRI, heat stroke, is potentially fatal in dogs.
JS Tripovich, B. Wilson, PD McGreevy, A. Quain   +3 more
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