Limiting Heat Burden While Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Developed for Healthcare Workers and Site Coordinators Providing Care in West African Countries Affected by the Ebola Outbreak

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S)
• Description:
  Purpose: Working in the harsh conditions in West Africa and other risk factors, including wearing PPE, puts healthcare workers at risk for heat‐related illnesses.
  
  Objectives: • Know what tools can help with monitoring temperatures and humidity; • Understand risk factors for heat‐related illness; • Recognize symptoms of heat‐related illnesses and know first aid; and, • Learn recommendations for limiting the heat burden and protecting yourself from heat‐related illnesses
  
  
• Subjects:
  Ebolavirus Extreme Environments Heat Stress Disorders / Prevention & Control Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment / Adverse Effects Protective Clothing
• Keywords:
  Ebola Ebola Virus Ebola Virus Disease Orthoebolavirus
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Presentation
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions ; Global Health
• Collection(s):
  Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8f3fbcb5d5004f41b3325435e0315296cd22e67b65411b654c6d60432bed2e46fcdeb0635555af5a1d7a205f8b7d7117860950b887e985a002c26e36c1c82a65
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/119897/cdc_119897_DS1.pdf
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