Lancet Countdown Report Shows Climate Change ’s Impact on Health
The 8th update to a major international report shows more people are getting sick and dying from extreme heat, drought and other climate problems. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Delger Erdenesanaa Tags: Global Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions Heatstroke Heat and Heat Waves Deaths (Fatalities) Research Medicine and Health Elderly Lancet, The (Journal) Source Type: news
How to Work in Extreme Heat: Safety Precautions to Take
Many jobs throughout the country require working in extreme heat, and higher temperatures can negatively impact your health and cause conditions like heat exhaustion, cramps, fainting and heatstroke.
If you work in any of the following industries or... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Heat-Related Illness Among Farmworkers: How Nurses Can Help
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Imagine going to work and dying. That's what happened to one agricultural worker during the summer of 2023, officially the hottest summer on record.
Efraín López García, 29, died of heat stroke... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 11, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections
Tens of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures. OSHA is developing new workplace safety standards, but they are not yet complete. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 5, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Noah Weiland Tags: Heat and Heat Waves Airlines and Airplanes Workplace Hazards and Violations Labor and Jobs Airports Air Conditioning Workplace Environment Law and Legislation Heatstroke Deaths (Fatalities) United States Politics and Government Summe Source Type: news
High summer temperatures and heat stroke mortality in Spain - Tobias A, Madaniyazi L, Gasparrini A, Armstrong B.
We examined this association in Sp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Return to duty following exertional heat stroke: a review - Koo CJ, Hintz C, Butler CR.
INTRODUCTION: Exertional heat stroke (EHS), which presents with extreme hyperthermia and alteration to the central nervous system, disproportionately affects the military, where warfighters are expected to perform in all types of environmental conditions. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Old Age & Heat Can Be Deadly Combo: Tips to Stay Safe
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 -- Hot weather can pose serious health risks for older adults.
Existing medical conditions, problems moving around and medications raise the risk of heatstroke, according to an expert at Rush University Medical Center in... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
CNO warns of ‘high risk’ of heatstroke amid hot weather
England’s chief nursing officer (CNO) has warned of the ‘high risk’ of heat exhaustion or heatstroke during the current heatwave across the country and has urged people to check in on loved ones and neighbours. With temperatures up to 33⁰C expected to continue over the weekend, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which provides alerts... Read moreThe post CNO warns of ‘high risk’ of heatstroke amid hot weather appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 8, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Cardiology Clinical Latest news Source Type: news
Glasgow Coma Scale on admission as predictor of neurological sequelae at discharge and acute respiratory failure in patients with heatstroke - Chen L, Lu L, Fang Y, Ren J, Yang X, Gong Z, Zhang Y, Feng X.
This study aimed to explore the prognostic significance of initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores in HS. METHODS: Retrospective data regarding HS were... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it's getting hotter
There were about 4.2 deaths per 1 million Californians last year where heat exhaustion was a factor. Only once in the last 20 years has the death rate been higher. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Phillip Reese | KFF Health News Source Type: news
Record high temperatures shine spotlight on the rising risk of death and injury for workers toiling in extreme heat
Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico and chronic laryngitis from repeated exposure to the hot sun while on various other jobs. But last summer, while on a construction crew in Las Vegas, he reached…#santosbrizuela #mexico #lasvegas #brizuela #spanish #southwest #laddkeith #universityofarizona #juanitaconstible #miamidadecounty (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The red flag sign on skin you could be suffering heatstroke - call 999 now
Heatstroke is considered a medical emergency, thus you need to know the signs of it and what to do if it occurs. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dozens of Children Die in Hot Cars Each Year. Back-Seat Sensors Could Save Them.
A moment of forgetfulness by a distracted or sleep-deprived parent can be devastating. Experts and child-safety advocates have called for interior motion sensors in all vehicles. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Levenson Tags: Automobiles Sensors Children and Childhood Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Heatstroke Traffic Accidents and Safety Source Type: news
Chronic Kidney Disease Is Poised To Become The Black Lung of Climate Change
It’s official. July was the world’s hottest month on record, scientists from the European climate monitoring agency confirmed on Aug. 8, a full 1.5°C (2.7°F) warmer than pre-industrial averages, offering a potent taste of what is to come in a world made hotter by climate change. The wildfires and heat waves that wreathed much of the northern hemisphere in smoke this summer? Expect more of the same. The surge in deaths and hospitalization from heat stress and stroke? Ditto. An increase in chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin? Yup. Wait, what?
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Source: TIME: Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Still Dreaming of Retirement in the Sun Belt?
As climate change sends summer temperatures soaring, older people are increasingly vulnerable to heat-related illnesses in places like Phoenix. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paula Span Tags: Heatstroke Heat and Heat Waves Elderly Deaths (Fatalities) Global Warming Retirement Power Failures and Blackouts Air Conditioning Summer (Season) Weather Heart Seasons and Months Albuquerque (NM) Phoenix (Ariz) Sun Belt States Source Type: news
