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A retrospective study of clinical profile and outcomes of critically ill patients with heat-related illness

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, M K Renuka, A S Arunkumar   +2 more
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Trends in heat related illness: Nationwide observational cohort at the US department of veteran affairs

The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 2023
Introduction: Environmental heat can have a negative impact on health, leading to increased healthcare utilization, disability, and death. Specific clinical conditions, in combination with a global rise in temperature, may amplify the risk of heat ...
Thomas F. Osborne, Zachary P. Veigulis, Ambarish Vaidyanathan, David M. Arreola, Paul J. Schramm   +4 more
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Air Conditioning Use and Ambulance Transports for Heat-Related Illness Across Summer Months in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. [PDF]

Environ Health (Wash)
Yamasaki L, Ng CFS, Tobias A, Takane Y, Yamaguchi K, Hashizume M.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Addressing Heat-Related Illness in North Carolina [PDF]

In North Carolina and across the country, climate change has led to warmer average temperatures. Periods of extreme heat, an increasingly common weather event in North Carolina, can result in heat-related illness, including heat exhaustion, heat stroke ...
Rakowski, Meghan, Lawal, Khadeejatul-Kubraa, Siranosian, Elizabeth, Pavicevic, Katja   +3 more
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Symptoms of heat illness in surface mine workers [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: To assess the symptoms of heat illness experienced by surface mine workers.\ud \ud Methods: Ninety-one surface mine workers across three mine sites in northern Australia completed a heat stress questionnaire evaluating their symptoms for heat ...
Parker, A.W., Hunt, A.P., Stewart, I.B.
core   +1 more source

The multi-level heat education and awareness tools [HEAT] intervention study for farmworkers: Rationale and methods

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, Erica Chavez Santos, Elizabeth Torres, Pablo Palmández, Jose Carmona, Maria Blancas, Diana Marquez, Paul Sampson, June T. Spector   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wearing lacrosse uniform during exercise-simulated match in heat increases physiological strain index

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, Masanobu Kajiki, Ryosuke Inada, Takaaki Matsumoto, Yoshihisa Umemura   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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, Christopher K. Uejio, Chris Duclos, Melissa Jordan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heat-related illness and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: causal inference using marginal structural models. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Jin T, Kim S, Lee S, Kim S, Oh JK, Park B, Kim B.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources