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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? [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] O...
Source: TIME: Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Extreme Heat Is Endangering America ’ s Workers —And Its Economy
This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center 7 A.M.: COPELAND FARMS—ROCHELLE, GA Just after dawn on a recent July day in Rochelle, Ga., Silvia Moreno Ayala steps into a pair of sturdy work pants, slips on a long-sleeved shirt, and slathers her face and hands with sunscreen. She drapes a flowered scarf over her wide-brimmed hat to protect her neck and back from the punishing rays of the sun. There isn’t much she can do about the humidity, however. Morning is supposed to be the coolest part of the day, but sweat is already pooling in her rubber boots. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker / Georgia Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything feature healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Doctors Should Play a Role in Preventing Climate-change-related Health Matters
A 5-year-old with second-degree burns on their hands and thighs after playing on a playground with a metal structure in direct sunlight. A 7-year-old child presenting with altered mental status and a body temperature of 104 degrees, whose family tried to get to an air-conditioned library but couldn’t because the power cables for the bus had melted. A 17-year-old receiving follow-up, gender-affirming care who is struggling to keep their estrogen patch on because it’s been sweating off in a heat wave. Presenters from Seattle Children’s Hospital at Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2022 offered these examples of how climate-c...
Source: The Hospitalist - February 1, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ronda Whitaker Tags: PHM22 Quality Improvement Source Type: research

What Extreme Heat Does to the Human Body
For the third weekend in a row, large swaths of the United States have wilted under early-season heatwaves that have set high temperature records from California to Texas. Nearly 100 million Americans are facing heat warnings and advisories from the southwest to the Mississippi River, with temperatures spiking well into the triple digits in California, Texas, Arizona, and Colorado. As much of the northern hemisphere heads into what is projected to be a hotter-than-usual summer, more people will be exposed to dangerous levels of high heat and humidity. Heatwaves kill more people annually in the U.S. than hurricanes, lightni...
Source: TIME: Health - June 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Explainer extreme weather healthscienceclimate Londontime overnight Source Type: news

The Effectiveness of a Standardized Ice-Sheet Cooling Method Following Exertional Hyperthermia
CONCLUSION: ISC increases the cooling rate of those recovering from exertional hyperthermia. With the observed cooling rate, we can extrapolate that ISC would reduce core temperature by ∼2 °C within 30 minutes during a case of EHS. We conclude that ISC provides a safe and effective alternative for the field where cold water immersion resources may not be readily available.PMID:35294018 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usac047
Source: Military Medicine - March 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aaron R Caldwell Michelle M Saillant Dina Pitsas Audrey Johnson Karleigh E Bradbury Nisha Charkoudian Source Type: research

Heat warnings, mortality, and hospital admissions among older adults in the United States
CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that heat alerts are not associated with lower risk of mortality but may be associated with higher rates of hospitalization for fluid and electrolyte disorders and heat stroke, potentially suggesting that heat alerts lead more individuals to seek or access care.PMID:34461376 | DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106834
Source: Environment International - August 30, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kate R Weinberger Xiao Wu Shengzhi Sun Keith R Spangler Amruta Nori-Sarma Joel Schwartz Weeberb Requia Benjamin M Sabath Danielle Braun Antonella Zanobetti Francesca Dominici Gregory A Wellenius Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 5016: Exertional Heat Stroke Knowledge and Management among Emergency Medical Service Providers
This study evaluated emergency medical services (EMS) providers’ knowledge of exertional heat stroke (EHS) and assessed current EMS capabilities for recognizing and managing EHS. EMS providers currently practicing in the United States were recruited to complete a 25-item questionnaire. There were 216 questionnaire responses (183 complete) representing 28 states. On average, respondents were 42.0 ± 13.0 years old, male (n = 163, 75.5%), and white (n = 176, 81.5%). Most respondents were Paramedics (n = 110, 50.9%) and had ≥16 years of experience (n = 109/214, 50.9%) working in EMS. Fifty-five percent (n = 99/180) of res...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 10, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rebecca Hirschhorn Oluwagbemiga DadeMatthews JoEllen Sefton Tags: Article Source Type: research

Research progress of heat stroke during 1989 –2019: a bibliometric analysis
ConclusionsCorresponding to this important field, while the contributions of the publications from the United States were significant, the mismatch between the quantity and quality of publications from China must be examined. Moreover, it is hypothesized that clinical and epidemiological studies may become hotspots in the near future.
Source: Military Medical Research - January 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Regional Requirements Influence Adoption of Exertional Heat Illness Preparedness Strategies in United States High Schools.
Conclusions: Our results demonstrate a positive association between state policy requirements and subsequently increased local policy adoption for EHS policies. Additionally, the results demonstrate that regional differences exist, calling for the need for reducing disparities across the US. These findings may imply that policy adoption is a multifactorial process; furthermore, additional regional specific investigations must be conducted to determine the true determinants of high school policy adoption rates for EHS policies. PMID: 32977447 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - September 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Scarneo-Miller SE, Saltzman B, Adams WM, Casa DJ Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research

Exertional Heat Illness Preparedness Strategies: Environmental Monitoring Policies in United States High Schools.
Conclusions: These findings indicate a lack of adoption of environmental monitoring policies in US high schools. Secondarily, the PAPM, facilitators and barriers data highlight areas to focus future efforts to enhance adoption. PMID: 32977387 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - September 22, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Scarneo-Miller SE, Belval LN, Yeargin SW, Hosokawa Y, Kerr ZY, Casa DJ Tags: Medicina (Kaunas) Source Type: research

Impact of rhabdomyolysis on outcomes of hospitalizations for heat stroke in the United States
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Source: Hospital Practice - July 26, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Charat Thongprayoon Tananchai Petnak Swetha R. Kanduri Karthik Kovvuru Wisit Cheungpasitporn Boonphiphop Boonpheng Api Chewcharat Tarun Bathini Juan Medaura Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula Wisit Kaewput Source Type: research

Low Incidence of Death and Renal Failure in United States Military Service Members Hospitalized with Exertional Heat Stroke: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
CONCLUSION: EHS is aggressively identified and treated in U.S. Military Treatment Facilities. Mortality and morbidity were strikingly low. PMID: 32074343 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Military Medicine - February 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research

Heat-related knowledge, perceptions, and barriers among oil spill cleanup responders
This study assessed occupational heat-related knowledge, perceptions, and barriers among responders during cleanup activities. A total of 65 responders completed an online survey which examined occupational heat stress during cleanup activities. Of the respondents, most had 25 or more years’ experience, worked for companies with 19 or fewer employees, were not classified as safety and health professionals, had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, and worked in the northern or central regions of the United States. While most respondents were knowledgeable of heat stress, the items in which respondents were least knowledgeable...
Source: Safety Science - August 15, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Sports medicine: exertional heat illness - O'Connor FG.
Exertional heat illness (EHI), specifically exertional heat stroke (EHS), is one of the three leading causes of death in young athletes. In the United States, the incidence of EHI appears to be increasing. The human body has multiple mechanisms to dissipat...
Source: SafetyLit - July 3, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Ambient Conditions Prior to Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Considerations for Acclimation or Acclimatization Strategies
This study was supported by ZonMw (Project: Thermo Tokyo: Beat the heat), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (Project: Citius, Altius, Sanius), and Heatshield, under EU Horizon 2020 grant agreement No 668786. Conflict of Interest Statement The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. Acknowledgments The authors thank Dr. Tatsuro Amano (Niigata University, Japan) for his assistance with translating the Japanese Meteorological Agency website. Footnotes ^ https://rdrr.io/g...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 23, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research