Profuse sweating has been found on the scene of SIDS (3, 4), and some SIDS twins were found covered with abundant sweat (5)—a possible marker of the risk of SIDS during sleep (6). There is evidence to suggest that the risk of SIDS increases in overly hot enviro...
Strenuous work in a hot environment while wearing protective clothing also leads to profuse sweating and resultant dehydration. During strenuous firefighting simulations, firefighters have been reported to experience sweat rates up to and greater than 2 l∙ h−1[26, 27]. Even when fluid ingestion...