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Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2015 Background and Aims: Heat-related illness (HRI) due to high ambient temperatures is a common feature during the Indian summer. HRI often results in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However,
M S Kalaiselvan +2 more
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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021 Background: The burden of adverse health effects from heat exposure is substantial, and outdoor workers who perform heavy physical work are at high risk.
Jennifer Krenz +8 more
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Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2022 Japanese collegiate and club lacrosse games are often held under environmental conditions of extreme heat in the summer. Lacrosse players are also required to wear protective equipment, which is a risk factor for heat-related illness.
Jumpei Osakabe +4 more
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Early biomarkers for kidney injury in heat-related illness patients: a prospective observational study at Japanese Self-Defense Force Fuji Hospital. [PDF]
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2023 Background Since heatstroke-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) can progress to chronic kidney disease, it would be useful to detect heatstroke-induced AKI and severe heat-related illness in the early phase.
Goto H +8 more
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Heatstroke and brachycephalic dogs – is there an increased risk?
Veterinary Evidence, 2022 PICO question Do dogs that are brachycephalic have an increased risk for developing heat-related illness compared to dogs that are not brachycephalics? Clinical bottom line Category of research Risk. Number and type of study designs reviewed
Anna Ewers Clark
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Background: Military personnel are widely exposed to risk factors for heat-related illnesses. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) are three of the most important means by which to prevent such illnesses, but there has been a lack of investigations ...
Xuren Wang +8 more
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Using web data to improve surveillance for heat sensitive health outcomes
Environmental Health, 2019 Background Elevated and prolonged exposure to extreme heat is an important cause of excess summertime mortality and morbidity. To protect people from health threats, some governments are currently operating syndromic surveillance systems. However, A lack
Jihoon Jung +3 more
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Risk factors for heat-related illness resulting in death or hospitalization in the oil and gas extraction industry. [PDF]
J Occup Environ Hyg, 2023 Many oil and gas extraction (OGE) activities occur in high-heat environments, resulting in a significant risk of heat-related illness among outdoor workers in this industry.
Lin NW +5 more
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Are Cal/OSHA Regulations Protecting Farmworkers in California From Heat-Related Illness? [PDF]
J Occup Environ Med, 2021 Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Objective: Determine compliance with and effectiveness of California regulations in reducing farmworkers’ heat-related illness (HRI) risk and identify main factors contributing to HRI.
Langer CE +8 more
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"We Just Have To Continue Working": Farmworker Self-care and Heat-related Illness
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 Heat-related illness (also called heat illness) is a recurring and avoidable condition that results in multiple deaths in California farm fields every year. We conducted five focus groups as part of the California Heat Illness Prevention Study (CHIPS) in
Michael D. Courville +2 more
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