Wounds and Injuries: News and Research on Heat Stress Disorders

MeSH tree: C26.522

Keeping kids safe in extreme heat

With heat waves becoming more intense and frequent across the U.S., experts gathered for a Harvard webinar on how to protect children's health amid soaring temperatures.

Using a fan can make older adults hotter in a dry heat

Montreal Heart Institute-led research has found that older adults using an electric fan at 38 °C and 60% relative humidity experienced a modest fall in core temperature and greater comfort. Fan use at 45 °C and 15% relative ...

Facts about heatstroke

Our bodies are designed to handle the heat. But high temps and overexertion can push them to the limit, leading to dangerous, potentially deadly heatstroke.

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