Heat stroke burn: unusual cutaneous damage due to heat wave

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Nakamura ◽  
Naoko Takeo ◽  
Mayuko Goto ◽  
Yoshitaka Kai ◽  
Yutaka Hatano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Wave ◽  
Heat Stroke ◽  
Cutaneous Damage

Early heat wave and heat stroke during distance running, April 2017, France

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. S341
Author(s):  
S. Coquet ◽  
M. Labadie ◽  
M. Vivier-Darrigol ◽  
M. Liège ◽  
S. Vandentorren
Keyword(s):  
Heat Wave ◽  
Heat Stroke ◽  
Distance Running

AWARENESS AS AN ADAPTATION STRATEGY FOR REDUCING MORTALITY FROM HEAT WAVES: EVIDENCE FROM A DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN INDIA

2012 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 1250010 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAUDAMINI DAS ◽  
STEPHEN C. SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Heat Wave ◽  
Program Effectiveness ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Heat Stroke ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
The Impact

Heat waves, defined as an interval of abnormally hot and humid weather, have become a prominent killer in recent years. With heat waves worsening with climate change, adaptation is essential; one strategy has been to issue heat wave warnings and undertake awareness campaigns to bring about behavioral changes to reduce heat stroke. Since 2002, the Indian state of Odisha has been undertaking a grassroots awareness campaign on "dos and don'ts" during heat wave conditions through the disaster risk management (DRM) program. The selection criteria for DRM districts were earthquake, flood and cyclone incidence; but subsequently, heat wave awareness also received intensive attention in these districts. We present quasi-experimental evidence on the impact of the program, taking DRM districts and periods as treatment units and the rest as controls, analyzing the impact on the death toll from heat stroke for the 1998 to 2010 period, using difference-in-difference (DID) regressions with a district level panel data set and a set of control variables. We find indications of program effectiveness with initial DID specifications, but results are not always robust. We then take into account a statewide heat wave advertising program, to which the poor have limited exposure but which may also provide spillover benefits, using a triple differencing approach; results suggest the heat wave awareness programs may have complementary impacts. We examine research strategies for further improvement in the precision of impact evaluation results for innovative programs of this type.

Life-threatening heat stroke presenting with ST elevations: a report of consecutive cases during the heat wave in Austria in July 2013

2014 ◽  
Vol 126 (15-16) ◽  
pp. 491-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Lassnig ◽  
Patrick Dinkhauser ◽  
Edwin Maurer ◽  
Bernd Eber
Keyword(s):  
Heat Wave ◽  
Heat Stroke ◽  
Life Threatening

scholarly journals Estresse por calor na Atenção Primária à Saúde: uma revisão clínica

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (42) ◽  
pp. 1948
Author(s):  
Mayara Floss ◽  
Enrique Falceto Barros
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Heat Wave ◽  
Heat Stroke ◽  
Heat Exhaustion

Introdução: A exposição nociva ao calor ganha mais relevância com a progressão do aquecimento global antropogênico e a Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) tem um papel crescente nesse cenário. No Brasil, as ondas de calor entre 2014 e 2015 duraram mais tempo que nos anos prévios, além disso, entre 2000-2015 a associação entre temperatura e hospitalizações variou de acordo com a duração da exposição ao calor. Nesse contexto, o objetivo desta revisão é realizar uma  atualização sobre manejo clínico de patologias relacionadas ao calor na APS. Metodologia: Realizou-se a busca na base de dados ACCESSS, que utiliza a pirâmide 5.0 da assistência à saúde baseada em evidências. Foram identificados 103 sumários sintetizados para referência clínica com as palavras “Heat stress”, “Heat Stroke”, “Heat Wave” e “Heat Exhaustion”, mas apenas três entravam no escopo deste estudo. Resultados e Discussão: O estresse pelo calor é uma condição comum, negligenciada e evitável que afeta diversos pacientes, iniciando-se com uma má adaptação ao calor que se não for corrigida pode gerar uma cascata de eventos inflamatórios. O estresse pelo calor é caracterizado por sintomas inespecíficos, como mal-estar, cefaleia e náusea. O tratamento envolve o resfriamento do paciente e monitoramento, garantindo hidratação adequada. A exaustão pelo calor, se não tratada, pode evoluir para insolação, uma doença grave que pode levar ao coma e morte, envolvendo disfunção do sistema nervoso central - necessitando de um tratamento mais agressivo além do resfriamento.

Psychotropic drugs use and risk of heat-related hospitalisation

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 335-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Martin-Latry ◽  
Marie-Pierre Goumy ◽  
Philippe Latry ◽  
Claude Gabinski ◽  
Bernard Bégaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Heat Wave ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Heat Stroke ◽  
Wave Period ◽  
Anticholinergic Drugs ◽  
Prescription Form ◽  
Hospital Referral ◽  
Increased Risk

AbstractObjectiveTo assess if use of psychotropic drugs is associated with an increased risk of admission for heat-related pathologies during a heat wave period.MethodWe conducted a matched case–control study. Cases were defined as subjects admitted to an emergency department for heat-related pathology (hyperthermia or heat stroke) over the August 2003 heat wave. Controls were defined as subjects living in the same area but not hospitalised over the same period and who had at least one prescription form submitted for refunding by the social security insurance in July 2003. Multivariate analyses were used to identify psychotropic drugs independently associated with hospital referral during the heat wave period.ResultsOut of the 1405 patients admitted to the emergency department, 56 (4%) presented with heat-related pathology. The mean age of cases was 83 years. Multivariate analyses showed that cases were more likely than controls to be treated with anticholinergic drugs (OR 6.0, 95% CI 1.8–19.6), antipsychotics (OR 4.6, 95% CI 1.9–11.2) or anxiolytics (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.3–4.4).ConclusionIn special risk situations such as heat waves, the risk/benefit ratio of psychotropic drugs which could interfere with body temperature regulation has to be carefully assessed, particularly in the elderly.

Ultrastructural Changes in Patients With Heat Stroke

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 210-211
Author(s):  
O. T. Minick ◽  
M. C. Kew
Keyword(s):  
Liver Damage ◽  
Heat Stroke ◽  
Free State ◽  
Ultrastructural Changes ◽  
Gold Mines

The effects of heat stroke on hepatic structure were studied in 32 Bantu patients who worked underground in the Transvaal and Orange Free State Gold Mines.Judging from biochemical and morphologic findings, liver damage is an invariable complication of heat stroke. In the milder cases (90 per cent) raised enzyme levels, bromsulphalein retention, and increased prothrombin times were the most common abnormalities.

Heat Stroke

1895 ◽  
Vol 39 (998supp) ◽  
pp. 15955-15955
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stroke

Immune mediated destruction of platelets in dogs with heat stroke: A prospective study

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (05) ◽  
pp. 314-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Keller ◽  
K. Meichner ◽  
S. Unterer ◽  
K. Hartmann ◽  
I. Zenker
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stroke ◽  
Treatment Protocol ◽  
Severe Thrombocytopenia ◽  
Prospective Evaluation ◽  
Antiplatelet Antibodies ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Immune Mediated ◽  
Standardized Treatment ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Risk For Bleeding

Summary Objective: Severe thrombocytopenia is a common sequelae to heat stroke in dogs. So far it has been hypothezised that it is due to disseminated intravascular coagulation. We hypothezised that it is due to immune mediated destruction via antiplatelet antibodies. Material and methods: Prospective evaluation of dogs with heat stroke from May 2005 to August 2008. Dogs that developed severe thrombocytopenia within 5 days of admission were included in the study. All dogs were treated with a standardized treatment protocol. In addition, they received either immunoglobulins or prednisolone. Results: Six dogs were presented with heat stroke during that time period. Four developed a severe thrombocytopenia. All four dogs tested positive for antiplatelet antibodies and did not have elevated D-Dimers at that time. Platelet count in three dogs recovered fully, one dog was euthanized due to liver and renal failure. Conclusion: In those cases thrombocytopenia was due to immune mediated destruction not due to DIC. Clinical rele-vance: Due to the severity of the thrombocytopenia and the high risk for bleeding in those patients, immunosuppressive therapy in addition to DIC prophylaxis should be discussed.

Heat wave effects on biomass and vegetative growth of macrophytes after long-term adaptation to different temperatures: a mesocosm study

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Cao ◽  
ÉM Neif ◽  
W Li ◽  
J Coppens ◽  
N Filiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Wave ◽  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Wave Effects ◽  
Different Temperatures
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