Chinese foreign medical aid work should pay attention to heat stroke as a preventable disease under global warming context.
10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20220110-00035
- VernacularTitle:全球气候变暖下中国援外医疗需要重视的可预防性疾病：热射病
- Author:
Jun Yi ZHANG
1
;
Wei GUO
2
;
Hong Liang LI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
2. Department of Emergency, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
- Publication Type:Review
- MeSH:
China;
Global Warming;
Heat Stress Disorders/therapy*;
Heat Stroke/prevention & control*;
Humans;
Morbidity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2022;56(8):1159-1164
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Within the global warming context, heat stroke heavily threatens human health as the most severe type of heat-related illnesses. Despite the urgent onset, severe condition and poor prognosis, heat stroke is entirely preventable and treatable. Most of the recipient countries of Chinese foreign medical aid work are concentrated in the tropical and subtropical regions. It is necessary to popularize the knowledge of heat stroke and improve the ability of diagnose and treatment among foreign medical aid members, which is critical to enhance the quality of medical service and provide better medical care for recipient countries and workers in Chinese-funded institutions. This article reviews the latest research progress in the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of heat stroke to provide scientific reference for actively implementing interventions and reducing morbidity and mortality.
