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Heat illness in football: current concepts - Krohn AR, Sikka R, Olson DE.
Despite growing health and safety concerns, American football remains a vastly popular sport in the United States. Unfortunately, even with increased efforts in promoting education and hydration, the incidence of death from exertional heat stroke continues...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Heatstroke effect on brain heme oxygenase-1 in rats - Wen YT, Liu TT, Lin YF, Chen CC, Kung WM, Huang CC, Lin TJ, Wang YH, Wei L.
Exposure to high environmental temperature leading to increased core body temperature above 40°C and central nervous system abnormalities such as convulsions, delirium, or coma is defined as heat stroke. Studies in humans and animals indicate that the hea...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 26, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Fatal heat stroke in vehicle-entrapped siblings - Onah SK, Ndukwu CI, Ogbuefi NA.
BACKGROUND: Vehicle entrapment is a recognized risk factor for paediatrics morbidity and mortality. The dominant concern about entrapment is heat stroke (extreme form of hyperthermia), though it often occurs in combination with other factors like asphyxiat...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 26, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Non-Categorized Source Type: news

A report of heat stroke in two Nigerian siblings - Asani MO, Kabir H, Adamu H.
We report these cases to highlight the danger of leaving children unsupervised in vehicles, aid prompt diagnosis, and management of heat stroke. Two Nigerian siblings aged ranges 5...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Fatal heat stroke in a child entrapped in a confined space - Alunni V, Crenesse D, Pierccechi-Marti MD, Gaillard Y, Quatrehomme G.
We report the case of a child succumbing to heatstroke caused by confinement in an icebox. The post mortem examination found cyanosis and hematomas indicating that the child had tried to get out of the container. The temperature of the body was higher than...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 18, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Heatstroke induces liver injury via IL-1β and HMGB1-induced pyroptosis - Geng Y, Ma Q, Liu YN, Peng N, Yuan FF, Li XG, Li M, Wu YS, Li BL, Song WB, Zhu W, Xu WW, Fan J, Su L.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Liver injury is a common complication of heat stroke (HS), and often constitutes a direct cause for patient death. The cellular and molecular mechanism underlying HS-induced liver injury remains unclear. Recent evidence indicates that in...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Exertional heat illness: emerging concepts and advances in prehospital care - Pryor RR, Roth RN, Suyama J, Hostler D.
Exertional heat illness is a classification of disease with clinical presentations that are not always diagnosed easily. Exertional heat stroke is a significant cause of death in competitive sports, and the increasing popularity of marathons races and ultr...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 17, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Exertional heat stroke - Epstein Y, Haviv Y, Olchovski D, Heled Y.
Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is a clinical syndrome of hyperthermia, encephalopathy and multi-organ dysfunction that can be irreversible and fatal. Prompt recognition and immediate, aggressive total body cooling can prevent progression of the clinical synd...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 17, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Late care in marathon runs leading to exertional heat stroke with multiple organ failure - Asserraji M, Benameur I, Maoujoud O, El Kharras A, Hajbi H, Filali K.
We report an unusual case of multiple organ ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Heat stroke-induced sinoatrial node dysfunction - Case D, Harrigan R.
BACKGROUND: Heat stroke has been associated with stress-induced cardiomyopathy and electrocardiogram ST segment elevation and depression. Laboratory studies with dogs have demonstrated heat stroke-induced sinoatrial node dysfunction in the setting of hyper...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Exertional heat stroke in Navy and Marine personnel: a hot topic - Goforth CW, Kazman JB.
Although exertional heat stroke is considered a preventable condition, this life-threatening emergency affects hundreds of military personnel annually. Because heat stroke is preventable, it is important that Navy critical care nurses rapidly recognize and...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Reply: life-threatening events during endurance sports: is heat stroke more prevalent than arrhythmic death? - Yankelson L, Steinvil A, Adler A, Viskin S.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 5, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

On-site treatment of exertional heat stroke - Sloan BK, Kraft EM, Clark D, Schmeissing SW, Byrne BC, Rusyniak DE.
BACKGROUND: Exertional heat stroke is a devastating condition that can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Rapid cooling is the most effective means of treating heat stroke, but little is published on the safety and logistics of cooling patients on ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Sepsis, septic shock, and fatal exertional heat stroke - Epstein Y, Roberts WO, Golan R, Heled Y, Sorkine P, Halpern P.
Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is a clinical syndrome of hyperthermia, encephalopathy, and multiorgan dysfunction that can be irreversible and fatal. While prompt recognition and immediate, aggressive total body cooling can prevent progression of the clinica...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Heat stress illness hospitalizations - environmental public health tracking program, 20 states, 2001-2010 - Choudhary E, Vaidyanathan A.
Problem/Condition: Heat stress illness (HSI), also known as heat-related illness, comprises mild heat edema, heat syncope, heat cramps, heat exhaustion (the most common type of HSI), and heat stroke (the most severe form). CDC's Environmental Public Health...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 30, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

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