Recruitment, Methods, and Descriptive Results of a Physiologic Assessment of Latino Farmworkers: The California Heat Illness Prevention Study
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DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000988
Abstract: Objective: The California heat illness prevention study (CHIPS) devised methodology and collected physiological data to assess heat related illness (HRI) risk in Latino farmworkers. Methods: Bilingual researchers monitored HRI across a workshift, recording core temperature,… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; illness prevention; california heat; prevention study ... See more keywords
Risk factors for exertional heat illness in Thoroughbred racehorses in flat races in Japan (2005-2016).
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DOI: 10.1111/evj.13179
Abstract: BACKGROUND Exertional heat illness (EHI) is recognised in horses, but few reports have investigated its risk factors. OBJECTIVES To identify risk factors for EHI in racehorses participating in flat races in Japan. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive… read more here.
Keywords: risk; risk factors; heat illness; flat races ... See more keywords
ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Exertional Heat Illness: Recognition, Management, and Return to Activity.
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DOI: 10.1249/jsr.0000000000000878
Abstract: ABSTRACT Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is a true medical emergency with potential for organ injury and death. This consensus statement emphasizes that optimal exertional heat illness management is promoted by a synchronized chain of survival… read more here.
Keywords: management; heat; consensus statement; exertional heat ... See more keywords
Trends in ambulance dispatches related to heat illness from 2010 to 2019: An ecological study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275641
Abstract: Heatstroke is a serious heat-related illness that can even cause death. Heat alert systems play an important role in reducing the number of patients experiencing heat illness, as they encourage preventive actions such as the… read more here.
Keywords: adrhi; dispatches related; hazard classification; ambulance dispatches ... See more keywords
Estimation of the number of heat illness patients in eight metropolitan prefectures of Japan: Correlation with ambient temperature and computed thermophysiological responses
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1061135
Abstract: The number of patients with heat illness transported by ambulance has been gradually increasing due to global warming. In intense heat waves, it is crucial to accurately estimate the number of cases with heat illness… read more here.
Keywords: ambient temperature; temperature computed; number; heat illness ... See more keywords