Exertional heat stroke: pathophysiology and risk factors - Garcia CK, Renter ía LI, Leite-Santos G, Leon LR, Laitano O.
Exertional heat stroke, the third leading cause of mortality in athletes during physical activity, is the most severe manifestation of exertional heat illnesses. Exertional heat stroke is characterised by central nervous system dysfunction in people with h... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
A wrestler died of heat stroke. His college will pay his family $14M.
Grant Brace, a wrestler at the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky, died of an exertional heat stroke in 2020. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kyle Melnick Source Type: news
Heat stroke in the work environment: case report of an underestimated phenomenon - Marrone M, Buongiorno L, Caricato P, Pititto F, De Luca BP, Angeletti C, Sebastiani G, Cascardi E, Ingravallo G, Stellacci A, Cazzato G.
Average global temperatures continue to trend upward, and this phenomenon is part of the more complex climate change taking place on our planet over the past century. Human health is directly affected by environmental conditions, not only because of commun... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
In Latin America, Heat Warnings Can Prevent Deaths
Residents of Mexico City take shelter from the heat in a covered area, on a central street in the capital, in the month of March, when spring has not even arrived yet in the country. Heat waves will become more frequent and will last longer, due to the climate emergency. CREDIT: Emilio Godoy/IPSBy Emilio GodoyMEXICO CITY, Mar 14 2023 (IPS) On Mar. 9, more than half of Mexico reported maximum temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, although spring has not even arrived yet in this Latin American country located in the northern hemisphere.
In fact, the Megalopolis Environmental Commission, which brings together the federal gov...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Emilio Godoy Tags: Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Environment Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean Regional Categories Extreme Weather heat waves Mexico Source Type: news
ZBP1 and heatstroke - Li F, Deng J, He Q, Zhong Y.
Heatstroke, which is associated with circulatory failure and multiple organ dysfunction, is a heat stress-induced life-threatening condition characterized by a raised core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction. As global warming continues... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Subjective perceived risk factors of exertional heat exhaustion-related symptoms in male collegiate athletes in Japan: a case-control study - Yamashita N, Kume M, Satake T, Yoshida T.
The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between lifestyle habits, health factors, athletic activity conditions, and exertional heat exhaustion (EHE)-related symptoms among male college athletes in Japan based on a self-completed questionn... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Extreme Heat is a Health Crisis, Scientists Warn. And Climate Change Is Making It Worse
The record-breaking heat Earth endured during the summer of 2022 will be repeated without a robust international effort to address climate change, a panel of scientists warned Monday.
Heat-related deaths, wildfires, extreme rainfall, and persistent drought are expected to become increasingly severe as both ocean and atmospheric temperatures continue to rise, the experts said. Even if all greenhouse gas emissions ceased today, Earth will continue to warm for several decades.
The presentation, “Earth Series Virtual: Blazing Temperatures, Broken Records,” featured a multidisciplinary panel of scientific experts fr...
Source: TIME: Science - February 28, 2023 Category: Science Authors: ISABELLA O'MALLEY / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Heat-Related Illness on the Rise in the U.S., Study Finds
(MedPage Today) -- ARLINGTON, Va. -- The incidence of heat-related ailments -- including heat stress, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke -- has been increasing, Isabelle Creavin said at the Health Datapalooza meeting here sponsored by AcademyHealth... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 24, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Improvement in the diagnosis and practices of emergency healthcare providers for heat emergencies after HEAT (heat emergency awareness & treatment) an educational intervention: a multicenter quasi-experimental study - Khan NU, Khan UR, Ahmed N, Ali A, Raheem A, Soomar SM, Waheed S, Kerai SM, Baig MA, Salman S, Saleem SG, Jamali S, Razzak JA.
BACKGROUND: The incidence of heat emergencies, including heat stroke and heat exhaustion, have increased recently due to climate change. This has affected global health and has become an issue of consideration for human health and well-being. Due to overla... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Heat stroke leading to a fatal outcome - Chalise SN, Mirza E, Malik R.
Heat stroke (HS) can cause several physiological changes in the body. In its most severe form, it can cause multi-organ failure including encephalopathy, circulatory shock, liver failure, renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and rhabdomyo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Biomarkers for warfighter safety and performance in hot and cold environments - Lee JKW, Tan B, Kingma BRM, Haman F, Epstein Y.
Exposure to extreme environmental heat or cold during military activities can impose severe thermal strain, leading to impairments in task performance and increasing the risk of exertional heat (including heat stroke) and cold injuries that can be life-thr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Heat-related illnesses consistently increased in 2021
A higher rate of patients were treated for heat exhaustion, heatstroke and heat stress in every month of 2021 when compared to 2016. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trends in ambulance dispatches related to heat illness from 2010 to 2019: an ecological study - Nakamura D, Kinoshita H, Asada K, Arimitsu T, Yasumatsu M, Ishiwata T.
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 use of air conditioning, hydrat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Doctor Dies on Hike; 10.5M Kids Lost Caregiver to COVID; Is Pandemic Winding Down?
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Evan Dishion, MD, a first-year resident at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, died from heat exhaustion after he and a group of hikers ran out of water and got lost on a... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - September 7, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Doctor Dies From Hike; 10.5M Kids Lost Caregiver to COVID; Is Pandemic Winding Down?
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Evan Dishion, MD, a first-year resident at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, died from heat exhaustion after he and a group of hikers ran out of water and got lost on a... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - September 7, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
