TY - JOUR PY - 1993// TI - Heat stress: its effect and control JO - AAOHN journal A1 - Wildeboor, J. A1 - Camp, Jacqueline SP - 268 EP - 274 VL - 41 IS - 6 N2 - Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke are major disorders resulting from the body's reaction to overexposure to hot environments. Physiological and psychological adaptation to hot environments--acclimatization--can improve heat tolerance. A number of measures determine the environmental contributions to heat stress. The occupational health nurse can establish priorities for addressing the work related health needs of workers in hot environments.

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