Preventing Heat-Related Illness among Outdoor Workers — Opportunities for Clinicians and Policymakers

Efforts to implement heat-safety protections for workers are falling short. Given these gaps, clinicians can help support their patients who may be at risk for heat-related illness.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 389; no. 14; pp. 1253 - 1256
Main Authors Sokas, Rosemary K., Senay, Emily
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Massachusetts Medical Society 05.10.2023
Subjects
Advocacy
and Inclusion
Climate Change
Climate Change General
Diversity
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine General
Emission standards
Emissions
Employers
Equity
Ethnicity
Fatalities
Greenhouse gases
Health Law
Health Policy
Heat
Heatstroke
Humidity
Illnesses
Injuries
Mortality
Occupational safety
Outdoors
Public Health
Public Health General
Race
Risk factors
Safety standards
Temperature
Workers
United States > US
Health Policy
Public Health
Medical Ethics and Human Rights
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Summary:Efforts to implement heat-safety protections for workers are falling short. Given these gaps, clinicians can help support their patients who may be at risk for heat-related illness.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMp2307850