Medical Services at an International Summer Camp Event Under Hot and Humid Conditions: Experiences From the 23rd World Scout Jamboree, Japan.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest the importance of taking effective countermeasures against heat strain, fatigue, and unsanitary conditions at the WSJ. Medical services staff should take attendees' age, sex, and period into consideration to prevent heat strain-related diseases during such camps under hot and humid conditions.
PMID: 29530472 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Rural Remote Health - March 9, 2018 Category: Rural Health Authors: Watanabe T, Mizutani K, Iwai T, Nakashima H Tags: Wilderness Environ Med Source Type: research