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Classic heat stroke in a desert climate: a systematic review of 2,632 cases - Yezli S, Yassin Y, Ghallab S, Abdullah M, Abuyassin B, Vishwakarma R, Bouchama A.
BACKGROUND: Although classic heat stroke (HS) is one of the most ancient conditions known to humans, the description of its early clinical manifestations, natural course, and complications remains uncertain. OBJECTIVES: A systematic review of the d...
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

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 - March 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics 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 - March 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics 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 - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics 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 - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes 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 - January 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Exertional heat stroke in sport and the military: epidemiology and mitigation - P ériard JD, DeGroot D, Jay O.
NEW FINDINGS: What is the topic of this review? Exertional heat stroke epidemiology in sport and military settings is reviewed, along with common risk factors and strategies and policies designed to mitigate its occurrence. What advances does it highlight?...
Source: SafetyLit - September 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Chinese foreign medical aid work should pay attention to heat stroke as a preventable disease under global warming context - Zhang JY, Guo W, Li HL.
Within the global warming context, heat stroke heavily threatens human health as the most severe type of heat-related illnesses. Despite the urgent onset, severe condition and poor prognosis, heat stroke is entirely preventable and treatable. Most of the r...
Source: SafetyLit - August 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Examining the promotion method of air conditioner use for elderly people by cost difference between hospitalization for heat stroke and the electric bill by air conditioner - Beniko M, Nakai H.
We calculated the difference in costs between an older person in Tokyo who develops heat stroke requiring emergency transport, first aid, and hospitalization and the cost for an older person to use an air conditioner when the indoor temperature is above we...
Source: SafetyLit - July 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Analysis of heat stroke at workplaces in government-ordinance-designated cities using emergency transport data - Ueno S, Hayano D, Noguchi E, Aruga T.
The number of workers affected by heat stroke in the workplace is greatly affected by weather conditions. Additionally, the proportion of older workers, which has increased in recent years, can also affect the number of heat stroke incidents in the workpla...
Source: SafetyLit - June 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

A survey of solitary death by heat stroke in Yokohama City - Kakiuchi Y, Nagao R, Ochiai E, Kakimoto Y, Osawa M.
Background Recent global warming and the progression of the heat-island phenomenon, mainly in urban areas, have increased the risk of heat stroke development throughout Japan. Consequently, the risk of solitary death due to heat stroke has increased, pa...
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Gait instability and estimated core temperature predict exertional heat stroke - Buller M, Fellin R, Bursey M, Galer M, Atkinson E, Beidleman BA, Marcello MJ, Driver K, Mesite T, Seay J, Weed L, Telfer B, King C, Frazee R, Moore C, Williamson JR.
OBJECTIVE: Exertional heat stroke (EHS), characterised by a high core body temperature (Tcr) and central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction, is a concern for athletes, workers and military personnel who must train and perform in hot environments. The objecti...
Source: SafetyLit - January 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

(Can) what does not kill you make you stronger (?) - Langan SP, Szymanski MR, Casa DJ.
to the editor: We would like to compliment Caldwell et al. (1) on their extremely interesting investigation of successive exertional heat injuries (EHIs) in mice. Hyperthermia can cause devastating consequences, the most severe being exertional heat stroke...
Source: SafetyLit - December 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Investigating age and regional effects on the relation between the incidence of heat-related ambulance transport and daily maximum temperature or WBGT - Ueno S, Hayano D, Noguchi E, Aruga T.
BACKGROUND: Although age and regional climate are considered to have effects on the incidence ratio of heat-related illness, quantitative estimation of age or region on the effect of occurring temperature for heat stroke is limited. METHODS: By uti...
Source: SafetyLit - December 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Prehospital management of exertional heat stroke at sports competitions for Paralympic athletes - Hosokawa Y, Adami PE, Stephenson BT, Blauwet C, Bermon S, Webborn N, Racinais S, Derman W, Goosey-Tolfrey VL.
OBJECTIVES: To adapt key components of exertional heat stroke (EHS) prehospital management proposed by the Intenational Olympic Committee Adverse Weather Impact Expert Working Group for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 so that it is applicable for the Paralymp...
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

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