heat exhaustion, and heatstroke. The two most serious types of heat-related illness are heat exhaustion (heavy sweating, paleness, muscle cramps, tiredness or weakness, dizziness or headache, nausea or vomiting, and faintness) and heatstroke (oral temperature of ≥103.0°F [≥39.4°C]; rapid...
“Excessive heat,” according to the bill’s text, includes outdoor or indoor exposure to heat at levels that “exceed the capacities of the body to maintain normal body functions and may cause heat-related injury, illness or fatality.” The bill also sets requirements for training and educati...
Cases ofheat-related illnessare rising with average air temperatures, and experts say almost half of those getting sick are children. The reason is twofold: Children's bodies have more trouble regulating temperature than those of adults, and they rely on adults to help protect them from overheati...
Drawing upon our analysis of heat vulnerability in Washington state, we examine a suite of policy options within the context of Washington's communities that are tailored to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, or recover from heat waves and reduce heat-related illness and death in urban or ...
Heat-related injuries/illnessNonfatal occupational injuriesWorkforce healthHeat indexExtreme temperature significantly affects workforce health during the summer in locations with sustained high temperatures. The exposure of workers to excessive heat has increased in the last decades, and it is correlated ...
Heat illness and death among workers – United States, 2012–2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63(31):661–5. PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Gubernot DM, Anderson GB, Hunting KL. Characterizing occupational heat-related mortality in the United States, 2000–2010: an analysis ...
Unhoused residents in Santa Clara County, California (USA) are at risk of heat-related illness. Gabbe et al. (2023) indicated that a strategy to mitigate heat risks for the homeless is to provide housing and an interim measure to include air-conditioned outdoor spaces. Nepalese farmers faced...
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(2009) assessed the relationship between heat wave exposure and hospitalizations and ED visits for those living in California during the 2006 heat wave, and they found that the risk was greatest for heat-related ED visits compared to cardiovascular and respiratory visits; it is important to note ...
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