Heat-related illnesses | Planetary Health Glossary

Definition

A range of conditions caused by increased body temperature, due to exertion or environmental conditions (or a combination). An example is heat exhaustion which can progress to the life-threatening emergency, heat stroke.

dehydration; environmental heat exposure; Exertional Heat Stroke (EHS); extreme heat; heat cramps; heat edema; heat illnesses; heat index; heat oedema; heat rashes; heat-related morbidity; heat-related mortality; heat strain; heatstroke; heat syncope; heat tetany; heat waves; heatwave events; hot weather; hyperthermia; hyperthermic; occupational heat stress; overheating; rehydration; relative humidity; rhabdomyolysis; sunstroke; sun-stroke; thermoregulation; urban heat island effect (UHI effect); wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT); wet-bulb temperature

Drafted by

Chris Graham

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TBC