City Heat is Worse if You ’re Not Rich or White. The World’s First Heat Officer Wants to Change That
Jane Gilbert knows she doesn’t get the worst of the sticky heat and humidity that stifles Miami each summer. She lives in Morningside, a coastal suburb of historically preserved art deco and Mediterranean-style single-family homes. Abundant trees shade the streets and a bay breeze cools residents when they leave their air conditioned cars and homes. “I live in a place of privilege and it’s a beautiful area,” says Gilbert, 58, over Zoom in early June, shortly after beginning her job as the world’s first chief heat officer, in Miami Dade county. “But you don’t have to go far to see t...
Source: TIME: Science - July 7, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Ciara Nugent Tags: Uncategorized climate change feature Londontime Source Type: news
Soaring Temperatures Bring Heat Stroke Dangers
MONDAY, July 5, 2021 -- On sizzling hot summer days, it ' s important to guard against heat exhaustion and heat stroke, an expert says. " Heat stroke occurs when the core temperature of the body reaches 104 degrees Fahrenheit and changes in our... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
This Week ’s Heat Wave Is Pushing Businesses and Workers to Their Limit
Portland food cart co-owners Eric and Nicole Gitenstein didn’t have much choice about whether to open their business during this week’s unprecedented heat wave plaguing the Pacific Northwest. Excess heat from their refrigerators and burners often raises temperatures inside their cart, MF Tasty, 10 to 15 degrees higher than those outside. With area temperatures peaking at 116° F on June 28, working in such conditions could have put their lives in danger.
“It’s better to lose a weekend than to lose your life, or be hospitalized for heat exhaustion,” Eric says.
His fears were warranted—...
Source: TIME: Science - July 2, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Alejandro de la Garza Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
This Week ’s Heat Wave Is Pushing Businesses and Workers to Their Limit
Portland food cart co-owners Eric and Nicole Gitenstein didn’t have much choice about whether to open their business during this week’s unprecedented heat wave plaguing the Pacific Northwest. Excess heat from their refrigerators and burners often raises temperatures inside their cart, MF Tasty, 10 to 15 degrees higher than those outside. With area temperatures peaking at 116° F on June 28, working in such conditions could have put their lives in danger.
“It’s better to lose a weekend than to lose your life, or be hospitalized for heat exhaustion,” Eric says.
His fears were warranted—...
Source: TIME: Health - July 2, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alejandro de la Garza Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Clinical characteristics and risk factors of male exertional heatstroke in patients with myocardial injury: an over 10-year retrospective cohort study - Zhong L, Ji J, Wang C, Liu Z.
BACKGROUND: Heatstrokes are a serious threat to human health, particularly the cardiovascular system. Understanding the clinical features and risk factors related to death in patients with myocardial injury (MI) complicated by heat stroke is crucial. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
We're going to have to get used to this': Pacific Northwest scorched in dangerous, record-breaking heatwave
Record-breaking temperatures Saturday and Sunday. A risk of heat exhaustion. "We're going to have to get used to this," said one expert. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heat health risk assessment analysing heatstroke patients in Fukuoka City, Japan - Toosty NT, Hagishima A, Tanaka KI.
BACKGROUND: Climate change, as a defining issue of the current time, is causing severe heat-related illness in the context of extremely hot weather conditions. In Japan, the remarkable temperature increase in summer caused by an urban heat island and clima... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Surviving soaring summer temperatures
When the weather is blistering hot, Dr. David Claypool, a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine physician, says you need to listen to your body. "What starts out as heat cramps can quickly move to heat exhaustion and then heatstroke when the body loses the ability to regulate and cool itself down," says Dr. Claypool. He adds a reminder that people should begin the [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 14, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Heatstroke symptoms: Are heatstroke and heat exhaustion the same?
HEATSTROKE becomes a potential threat during summer when rising temperatures put pressure on the body's thermal regulation. Are heatstroke and heat exhaustion the same thing? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heat stroke: knowledge and practices of medical professionals in pediatric emergency medicine departments - a survey study - Cohen-Ronen N, Rimon A, Cohen N, Capua T.
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition affecting children worldwide. Rapid cooling remains the most important feature of emergency management. The accepted preferred method of evaporative cooling in the ED as listed by the r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Prehospital management of exertional heat stroke at sports competitions: International Olympic Committee Adverse Weather Impact Expert Working Group for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Hosokawa Y, Racinais S, Akama T, Zideman D, Budgett R, Casa DJ, Bermon S, Grundstein AJ, Pitsiladis YP, Schobersberger W, Yamasawa F.
OBJECTIVES: This document aimed to summarise the key components of exertional heat stroke (EHS) prehospital management. METHODS: Members of the International Olympic Committee Adverse Weather Impact Expert Working Group for the Olympic Games Tokyo ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Risk factors analysis of acute kidney injury in patients with exertional heatstroke - Cheng L, Liu DL, Wang MN, Yin XX, Liu Y, Liu W, Zhang QF, Ye G.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the risk factors of acute renal injury (AKI) in exertional heat radiation disease (EHS). METHODS: In november 2019, the clinical data of 69 EHS patients admitted from July 2015 to September 2019 were reviewed. The general data... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Patient-related factors associated with severe heat-related illnesses in Karachi: a hospital perspective - Kanwal S, Sajid S, Nasir N, Ahsan S, Almas A.
In 2015, Karachi saw its first ever epidemic of severe heatrelated illnesses that resulted in an extraordinary number of hospital admissions, especially in the intensive care, for fatal heat stroke within-hospital mortality of 3.7%.We conducted this study ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Heat-related illnesses in a mass gathering event and the necessity for newer diagnostic criteria: a field study - Alkassas W, Rajab AM, Alrashood ST, Khan MA, Dibas M, Zaman M.
In this study, we aimed to explore the HRIs' types and patient characteristics among a sample taken from various ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Egress, Escape, Evacuation, Crowds Source Type: news
Incidence of recurrent exertional heat stroke in a warm-weather road race - Stearns RL, Hosokawa Y, Adams WM, Belval LN, Huggins RA, Jardine JF, Katch RK, Davis RJ, Casa DJ.
Background and Objectives: Exertional heat stroke (EHS) survivors may be more susceptible to subsequent EHS; however, the occurrence of survivors with subsequent EHS episodes is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 31, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
