Effect of drinking hydrogen-rich water on preventing heat stroke of workers in special positions
10.3969/j.issn.1009-0754.2025.07.008
- VernacularTitle:富氢水饮用预防特殊岗位作业人员热射病效果观察
- Author:
Hongchang LI
1
;
Wei JIANG
;
Chuanfang LIU
;
Fengxin YU
Author Information
1. 266071 山东青岛,海军青岛特勤疗养中心
- Keywords:
Hydrogen-rich drinking water;
Heat stroke;
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome;
Prevention
- From:
Journal of Navy Medicine
2025;46(7):683-687
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of drinking hydrogen-rich water on preventing heat stroke(HS)of workers in special positions.Methods A total of 384 workers in special positions were selected with cluster sampling in February 2022.They were assigned to control group or observation group by a random number table,with 192 cases in each group.Double-blind experiment method was adopted.On the basis of the prevention and health education of HS,routine protection and daily drinking water in the study subjects,the observation group drank 1.5 L of hydrogen-rich water every day(200-300 ml each time,5-7 times a day,the hydrogen concentration of hydrogen-rich water was 1 800 μg/L),and the control group drank 1.5 L of pure water every day(200-300 ml each time,5-7 times a day)for 6 months.On the day after the intervention,all the workers underwent 10 km weight-bearing cross-country training.During the intervention period,the incidences of HS and its precursor,the detection rate of heat tolerance difference before and after the intervention,core temperature,serum markers of heat intolerance,and inflammatory factors were observed.Results During the intervention period,the precursor of HS appeared in 2 patients(1.04%)in the observation group and 11 patients(5.73%)in the control group,and 1 patient(0.52%)was diagnosed with HS in the control group.The incidences of HS and its precursor in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.01).After the weight-bearing training,the core body temperature was increased in both groups(P<0.01),but the core body temperature in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(P<0.01).The detection rate of heat tolerance difference,serum heat intolerance markers(alanine aminotransferase,creatine kinase,and creatinine)and inflammatory factors(interleukin-1,interleukin-6,and tumor necrosis factor-α)in the observation group were lower than those in control group after intervention(P<0.05),and those before intervention(P<0.05).Conclusion Drinking hydrogen-rich water can improve the thermal tolerance of workers in special positions,and inhibit or reduce the inflammatory response caused by high heat.It can be used to prevent HS in special positions.