Heat-Related Illness
Learn the risk factors, symptoms and factors that impact heat-related illness
As you ready yourself and your community for a heat wave, keep these tips in mind
NAEMSP and NATA recommend a cool first, transport second approach to exertional heat stroke treatment with cold water immersion therapy
The higher than normal air conditioner failure rate is a “real challenge for both patient and first responder”
Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills were heat-related
The woman lost her sandals and walked about a half-mile in the sand
As a responder’s core temperature continues to rise, morbidity progresses along the heat illness spectrum to heat exhaustion and heatstroke
Officials say the true number of heat-related illnesses is underreported
The 16-month-old was accidentally locked inside along with the keys to the vehicle
The “Fast Shelter” offers relief to EMS personnel working mass casualty incidents
Mass. public health officials, EMS and Salvation Army unite to beat summer heat wave
More than half of children who’ve died from heat strokes in vehicles since 1998 were forgotten by their parents or caregivers
The EMT used a pipe wrench to break a window in the car to gain access to the boy, who was sweat and going in and out of consciousness
Understand the importance of balancing clean eating with stress to achieve your wellness, fitness and health goals
The Fast Track program facilitates the development and review of drugs
Learn the pathophysiology of heat-related illness, recognition of heat emergencies and treatment principles
EMS providers say many of the 4,000 they see each year could avoid trips to the station if they’d follow simple guidelines
MedStar monitored the reporter’s breathing, blood pressure and temperature; it got up to 147 degrees in the car after 15 minutes
After just 13 minutes, the medic observed signs of a heat emergency in the Fox news reporter
A week of temps over 100 claimed more than 700 lives; mostly poor and elderly residents
Firefighters had only 41 patients, mostly with heat-related illness, at the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup parade and celebration
St. Charles County Ambulance District received a grant from Costco to check on seniors during periods of high heat and humidity
Many people are struggling to work in the extreme temperatures in order to afford food
Marathon halted due to extreme heat; 75 runners treated on the scene
She gave the woman water and fanned her in a shady place after the extra collapsed, apparently from the heat
Most experienced heat exhaustion; seven adults and a 14-year-old girl required hospital treatment
Older, heavily medicated prisoners are greater risk as they cannot cool themselves as those on the outside can
You respond to a call for an unresponsive teenager while working at a first aid station
Left untreated, heat-related illness can lead to death, but sound rehab practices can prevent or mitigate these problems