Exertional heat-related illnesses at the grand canyon national park, 2004-2009

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 422-428

  Noe, Cdr Rebecca S ^a   Choudhary, Ekta ^a   Cheng Dobson, Lcdr Jennifer ^b   Wolkin, Amy F ^a   Newman, Cdr Sara B ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical services; Grand Canyon; heat illness; hiking; National Park; wilderness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GRAND CANYON; HEAT INJURY; HIKING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL PARK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; WILDERNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GRAND CANYON; HEAT ILLNESS; HIKING; NATIONAL PARK; WILDERNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARIZONA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888001846     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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