Heat Related Illness

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Texas at Tyler. Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Description:
  Agricultural workers are at risk for heat related illnesses when they are outside in extreme heat and humidity or in hot indoor environments such as a barn or shop. Some individuals are at greater risk for heat related illnesses including those who are over 65 years of age, are overweight, have heart disease or high blood pressure, or take medications that may be affected by extreme heat. Agricultural workers are also at higher risk due to the protective clothing and equipment they wear. According to the CDC, crop workers died from heat stroke at a rate nearly 20 times greater than for all U.S. civilian workers from 1992-2006. Heat related illnesses that may affect agricultural workers include heat rash, heat syncope (fainting), heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The most serious of these are heat exhaustion and heat stroke. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Health Promotion Heat Exhaustion Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers Health Promotion Heat Exhaustion Heat Exposure Heat Stroke Hot Environments Outdoor Workers Public Health
• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053615
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2009 Aug; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b09f402393175280c140da78f4eb4b5ebb2485e858675bfd9b256640a53e2996d44a31e47a1f0bdafa636e25d277cc1fbde0562a18eae5d5a79cb8e8fa99a45b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216341/cdc_216341_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 72.34 KB ]