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Staying healthy in the heat Factsheet for clinicians Periods of extreme heat can have serious impacts on at-risk members of the community. Clinicians, particularly those in general practice, emergency departments and pha
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Document Date: 2015-02-25 15:51:24


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City

Melbourne / /

Facility

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners / Australian College of Emergency Medicine / /

IndustryTerm

actual services / respite crisis management / poor food handling / social and medical services / community infrastructure / care for people with chronic disease / respite services / /

MedicalCondition

headache / skin disorders / seizures / unconsciousness / muscle relaxation Spasms / nausea / pruritis / heart disease / low cardiovascular fitness Chronic illness Heart disease / osmotic demyelination syndrome / exertional heat stroke / injury / burns / tachycardia / heat stroke / muscle cramps / cystic fibrosis / illness / heat-related illness / cramps / asthma / hypotension / rash Inflammation / arrhythmia / respiratory illness / nervous system diseases / convulsions / cancer / kidney disease / quadriplegia / scleroderma / Acute illness Dehydration / Heat exhaustion Dehydration / gastroenteritis / urolithiasis / heat illness / hot weather As for heat stroke / shock / papular rash / advanced cardiac diseases / stroke / cognitive impairment / diabetes / heat stress illness / rhabdomyolysis / vomiting / sunburn / mild dehydration / chronic disease / high blood pressure / dizziness / heat rash / prickly heat / heat cramps / Dehydration / /

MedicalTreatment

antibiotics / relaxation / drug therapy / /

Organization

Veterans’ Home Care Agency / Victorian Government / Australian College of Emergency Medicine / Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre / Public Health Committee / Royal Australian College of General Practitioners / Department of Health / Annecto Emergency After‑Hours Response Service / /

Person

Practice Victoria / /

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Position

Chief Heath Officer / Governor / /

Product

haloperidol / droperidol / risperidone / olanzapine / Digoxin / /

Technology

GPS / /

URL

www.health.vic.gov.au/environment/heatwaves / /

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