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HEAT EXHAUSTION [8 records]

Record 1 2025-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
CONT

Heat injuries or disorders ... can be understood as "a collective of specific medical conditions that are related to the effects of exertion-related heat illness that vary in severity."

CONT

Heat-related illnesses comprise a spectrum of syndromes resulting from disruption of thermoregulation in people exposed to high environmental heat.

CONT

Types of mild to severe heat disorders include : rash, heat cramp, syncope, heat exhaustion, and hyperthermia.

Key term(s)
  • heat related illness
  • heat related disease

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
CONT

Les troubles liés à la chaleur peuvent comprendre l'enflure, les éruptions cutanées, les crampes, les évanouissements, l'épuisement dû à la chaleur, les coups de chaleur et l'aggravation de certains problèmes de santé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
CONT

Workers who are exposed to extreme heat or work in hot environments may be at risk of heat stress. Exposure to extreme heat can result in occupational illnesses and injuries. Heat stress can result in heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, or heat rashes. Heat can also increase the risk of injuries in workers as it may result in sweaty palms, fogged-up safety glasses, and dizziness. Burns may also occur as a result of accidental contact with hot surfaces or steam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
OBS

stress thermique : L'usage de la désignation «stress thermique» pour désigner le stress dû à la chaleur est abusif. En effet, le stress thermique peut également être causé par le froid.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
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Record 3 2010-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
DEF

Any cramp in the arm, leg, or abdomen caused by depletion in the body of both water and salt owing to heat exhaustion, it usually occurs after vigorous physical exertion in an extremely hot environment or under other conditions that cause profuse sweating and depletion of body fluids and electrolytes.

CONT

Heat cramps appear to be caused by excessive loss of body salt through profuse sweating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
DEF

Contractions spasmodiques, involontaires des muscles, débutant à la face ou aux mains, pouvant gagner les membres et la paroi abdominale et très douloureuses.

CONT

Il n'a pas été constaté jusqu'ici de véritable pathologie thermique, c'est-à-dire de crampes de chaleur dans les mines de charbon [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Equipment
  • Clothing (Military)
CONT

It is possible to produce uniforms with such protection specifically for wear in high temperature regions, but by their very nature protective suits are hot and uncomfortable for prolonged periods of wear due to the absorbent layers of activated charcoal granules or fibres that they incorporate. These granules and fibres act as a barrier to the escape of body heat which could, in extremes, lead to physical collapse due to heat exhaustion. This has given rise to proposals for liquid cooling or body temperature stabilization units supplying webs of cooling pipes worn close to the skin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel militaire
  • Habillement (Militaire)
OBS

Il est possible de fabriquer des tenues de protection NBC spéciales pour pays chauds mais ces tenues sont pénibles à supporter pendant de longues périodes parce qu'elles contiennent des couches absorbantes de granulés de charbon actif et de fibres. Ces granulés et ces fibres empêchent la chaleur du corps de se dissiper, l'élévation de température interne qui en résulte pouvant conduire dans les cas extrêmes à la perte de connaissance par épuisement. Pour y porter remède, on a imaginé de refroidir ou de stabiliser la température interne au moyen d'un réseau de fines canalisations dans lesquelles circule un réfrigérant.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

An effect of excessive exposure to heat occurring commonly among workers in furnace rooms, foundries, etc., although it may occur from exposure to the sun’s heat. It is marked by subnormal temperature, delirium and/or collapse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Asthénie extrême avec tendance au collapsus, conséquence également d'une déshydratation chronique non traitée, rencontrée lors de travaux physiques intenses en milieu tropical.

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • North American Football

French

Domaine(s)
  • Football nord-américain

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Forces
  • Military Equipment
CONT

It is possible to produce uniforms with such protection specifically for wear in high temperature regions, but by their very nature protective suits are hot and uncomfortable for prolonged periods of wear due to the absorbent layers of activated charcoal granules or fibres that they incorporate. These granules and fibres act as a barrier to the escape of body heat which could, in extremes, lead to physical collapse due to heat exhaustion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces terrestres
  • Matériel militaire
CONT

Il est possible de fabriquer des tenues de protection NBC spéciales pour pays chauds mais ces tenues sont pénibles à supporter pendant de longues périodes parce qu'elles contiennent des couches absorbantes de granulés de charbon actif et de fibres.

Spanish

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Record 8 1995-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Forces
  • Military Equipment
  • Clothing (Military)
OBS

It is possible to produce uniforms with such protection specifically for wear in high temperature regions, but by their very nature protective suits are hot and uncomfortable for prolonged periods of wear due to the absorbent layers of activated charcoal granules or fibres that they incorporate. These granules and fibres act as a barrier to the escape of body heat which could, in extremes, lead to physical collapse due to heat exhaustion. This has given rise to proposals for liquid cooling or body temperature stabilization units supplying webs of cooling pipes worn close to the skin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces terrestres
  • Matériel militaire
  • Habillement (Militaire)

Spanish

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