title: Cooling Methods to Prevent Heat-Related Illness in the Workplace.
abstract: The common practice of workers resting in the shade to dissipate body heat can be complemented by ingestion of crushed ice or immersion in temperate water to rapidly lower core body temperature.
authors.affiliation: National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre matt.brearley@nt.gov.au.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brearley
mesh_terms: D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007101:Immersion; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017132:Workplace
keywords: heat stress; hot and humid; ice; occupational health; water immersion