[Characteristics of non-exertional heat-related illness in Japan].
This report shows characteristics of non-exertional heat-related illness in Japan. The findings are similar to those of previous reports in heatwaves of Europe and The United States. Eldery people with pre-existing diseases, homeless, living alone, poverty are independent risk factors of heatstoke and are strongly associated with severity and mortality.
Emergency & Critical Care Medical Center, Showa University Hospital.
Yasufumi
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Miyake
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D018882:Heat Stress Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors