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PubMed2006

Syndromic surveillance use to detect the early effects of heat-waves: an analysis of NHS direct data in England.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of high ambient temperatures, including the summer 2003 heat-episode, on NHS Direct usage and its suitability as a surveillance tool in heat health warning systems. METHODS: Analyses of data on calls to NHS Direct in English Regions in the period Dec 2001-May 2004. Outcomes were daily rates of all symptomatic calls, and daily proportion of calls for selected causes (fever, vomiting, difficulty breathing, heat/sun-stroke) RESULTS: Total calls were moderately increased as environmental temperature increased; this effect was greatest in calls for young children and for fever. Total calls were moderately elevated during two summer heat episodes in 2003: calls specifically for heat/sun stroke increased acutely in response to these episodes. No association was apparent between environmental temperature and proportion of calls for vomiting and difficulty breathing. CONCLUSIONS: Calls to NHS Direct are sensitive to daily temperatures and extreme weather. NHS Direct is timely and has great potential in health surveillance. Calls for heat- and sun-stroke are now routinely monitored as part of the UK Heat-wave plan

Adolescent↗
PubMed1984

Dehydrational crises from severe diarrhoea or heatstroke and risk of cataract.

The first of a series of epidemiological studies in progress in India has shown a strong association between risk of cataract and remembered episodes of dehydrational crises from severe cholera-like diarrhoeal disease. The findings suggest that severe diarrhoea is a major risk factor in early development of cataract and might account for about 36% of cases in the study area.

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PubMed1973

Marine training.

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Heat Exhaustion↗
PubMed1985

Be serious about siriasis. Guidelines for avoiding heat injury during 'dog days'.

Heat injury is a threat to athletes performing in a hot, humid environment. High metabolic rate, dehydration, and hidromeiosis all interfere with regulation of core body temperature and compromise athletic performance. Precautions can be taken to prepare athletes for these adverse conditions and to minimize potentially serious consequences. Physicians working closely with coaching staffs and athletes can establish a sound medical program aimed at prevention of heat-related injuries and, when injury does occur, at immediate, decisive management.

Acclimatization↗
PubMed1990

Summer heat illnesses. Conditions that range from mild to fatal.

Heat illness varies in severity from mild to life-threatening. Basic treatment includes rapid cooling and restoration of fluid and electrolyte balance. Most patients can be treated definitively in the field. Some require additional therapy in a hospital emergency department, and a few need hospitalization. Not all hyperthermic patients have heatstroke. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a possibility, or a patient with a febrile illness may also present on a hot day. Careful evaluation is therefore necessary before the diagnosis of simple heatstroke is considered acceptable.

Animals↗
PubMed1983

Epidemiology of heat illnesses during the Makkah Pilgrimages in Saudi Arabia.

A review of the literature shows that our knowledge of the epidemiology of heat illnesses on a global and regional level is still lacking. Until now most of the information has come from the experience of European armies in hot environments. Recently increased interest has been shown following the epidemics of heat illnesses affecting civil communities in the United States. Of great importance and unique for the study of heat illness is the start of the hot cycle of the Makkah Pilgrimage which will continue for the next 15-16 years. Approximately two million people, the majority of whom are at great risk, will be exposed to the extremes of hot weather in May-September. Thousands of heat stroke cases are expected to occur. In this paper the conditions prevailing during the annual Makkah Pilgrimage are described as well as a review of the epidemiological and clinical findings observed by the author during the pilgrimages of 1980/81 when 176 cases and 467 cases of Heat Stroke were seen and treated respectively and a new physiological method of treatment of heat stroke which proved very successful in clinical field trials was introduced.

Desert Climate↗
PubMed1991

History of stroke.

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Cerebrovascular Disorders↗
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Evaluation of the Sunny Days, Healthy Ways sun safety curriculum for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Childhood sun protection is important to reduce the risk of developing skin cancer later in life. An evaluation of an expanded version of the Sunny Days, Healthy Ways sun safety instructional program was conducted with 744 students in 77 kindergarten to fifth grade classes in 10 elementary schools. Students in six schools received instruction twice over two school years. Students in four schools received it only once in a single school year or were enrolled in a no-treatment control group. A single presentation of the sun safety materials improved sun safety knowledge in students in grades 2-5 (p < 0.05). Repeated presentation over 2 years improved all outcomes, including increasing self-reported sun protection (p < 0.05) and decreasing skin darkening indicative of exposure to ultraviolet radiation (p < 0.05). The program did not improve children's knowledge or skin darkening in kindergarten and grade 1. These results highlight the need to provide sun protection education over several school years, not just one time, to produce changes in sun safety behavior.

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