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Cooling Methods to Prevent Heat-Related Illness in the Workplace.

Matt Brearley1.   

Abstract

The common practice of workers resting in the shade to dissipate body heat can be complemented by ingestion of crushed ice or immersion in temperate water to rapidly lower core body temperature.
© 2015 The Author(s).

Keywords:  heat stress; hot and humid; ice; occupational health; water immersion

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Year:  2015        PMID: 26585173     DOI: 10.1177/2165079915613353

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Workplace Health Saf        ISSN: 2165-0799            Impact factor:   1.413


  2 in total

1.  Association Between Work-Related Hyperthermia Emergency Department Visits and Ambient Heat in Five Southeastern States, 2010-2012-A Case-Crossover Study.

Authors:  Jeffrey Shire; Ambarish Vaidyanathan; Michelle Lackovic; Terry Bunn
Journal:  Geohealth       Date:  2020-08-16

2.  The Case for Heat Acclimatization of Disaster Responders-An Australian Perspective.

Authors:  Matt B Brearley; Ian N Norton; Abigail S Trewin
Journal:  Front Public Health       Date:  2017-04-25
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