National Center for Environmental Health
NCEH provides leadership to promote health & quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases or disabilities resulting from interaction between people and the environment. Site has information/education resources on a broad range of ... [... more]
Centers for Disease Control |
Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke: What You Need To Know
Heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heatstroke, occur when your body can't keep itself cool. As the air temperature rises, your body stays cool when your sweat evaporates. On hot, humid days, the evaporation of sweat is slowed by ... [... more]
Family Doctor |
Trastornos por calor
Normalmente el exceso de calor se eliminir sudando e irradiando calor a través de la piel. En determinadas circunstancias, como cuando la temperatura es anormalmente alta, cuando hay mucha humedad en el ambiente o cuando se practica un ejercicio .. [... more]
Kids Health |
Golpe de calor e insolación: lo que usted necesita saber
Las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor, tales como el "golpe de calor" y la insolación, ocurren cuando el cuerpo no puede mantenerse a una temperatura baja. A medida que la temperatura del aire sube, su cuerpo se mantiene fresco [... more]
Family Doctor |
Heat Rash or Prickly Heat (Miliaria Rubra)
Heat Rash or Prickly Heat (Miliaria Rubra): Condition information and pictures for adults - Overview. Heat rash (miliaria rubra), also known as prickly heat, is a rash of small red bumps caused by blockage of... In miliaria rubra, hundreds of ... [... more]
Visual Dx Health |
Heat Rash or Prickly Heat (Miliaria Rubra)
Heat Rash or Prickly Heat (Miliaria Rubra): A parent's guide to condition and treatment information - Overview. Heat rash (miliaria rubra), also known as prickly heat, is a rash of small, red bumps caused by blockage of the... This child with ... [... more]
Visual Dx Health |
Preguntas frecuentes sobre el calor extremo
La gente sufre de enfermedades relacionadas con el calor cuando el sistema de control de temperatura del cuerpo está sobrecargado. El cuerpo normalmente se enfría a través de la sudoración. Pero en ciertas condiciones, solo [... more]
CDC Emergency Preparedness |
Heat exhaustion: First aid
How to recognize and provide first-aid treatment for heat exhaustion. Heat exhaustion is one of the heat-related syndromes, which range in severity from mild heat cramps to heat exhaustion to potentially life-threatening heatstroke. Signs and ... [... more]
Mayo Clinic |
Heat cramps: First aid
How to recognize and provide first-aid treatment for heat cramps. Heat cramps are painful, involuntary muscle spasms that usually occur during heavy exercise in hot environments. The spasms may be more intense and more prolonged than typical ... [... more]
Mayo Clinic |
Dehydration
Dehydration - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of significant loss of your body's fluids. Dehydration occurs when you lose more fluid than you take in and your body doesn't have enough water and other fluids to carry out ... [... more]
Mayo Clinic |
Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults
Their bodies don't cool quickly, so caution should rise with temperatures TUESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- As the temperatures rise, older adults become more vulnerable to heat-related health issues because their bodies don't cool down as ... [... more]
National Library of Medicine |
Signos y síntomas del golpe de calor
Las personas de edad avanzada no se adaptan tan bien como los jóvenes a los cambios repentinos de temperatura. Es muy probable que padezcan de alguna afección médica crónica que altere las respuestas normales del cuerpo al [... more]
CDC Emergency Preparedness |
