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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

Evaluation of occupational exposure limits for heat stress in outdoor workers - United States, 2011-2016 - Tustin AW, Lamson GE, Jacklitsch BL, Thomas RJ, Arbury SB, Cannon DL, Gonzales RG, Hodgson MJ.
Heat stress, an environmental and occupational hazard, is associated with a spectrum of heat-related illnesses, including heat stroke, which can lead to death. CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) publishes recommended occupa...
Source: SafetyLit - July 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news