Bose-O'Reilly, Stephan and Daanen, Hein and Deering, Katharina and Gerrett, Nicola and Huynen, Maud Maria Theresia Elisabeth and Lee, Jason and Karrasch, Stefan and Matthies-Wiesler, Franziska and Mertes, Hanna and Schoierer, Julia and Shumake-Guillemot, Joy and van den Hazel, Peter and van Loenhout, Joris Adriaan Frank and Nowak, Dennis (2021) COVID-19 and heat waves: New challenges for healthcare systems. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 198: 111153. ISSN 0013-9351, 1096-0953
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Heat waves and Covid-19 overlap, as this pandemic continues into summer 2021. Using a narrative review, we identified overlapping risk groups and propose coping strategies. The high-risk groups for heat-related health problems as well as for high-risk COVID-19 groups overlap considerably (elderly with pre-existing health conditions). Health care facilities will again be challenged by Covid-19 during heat waves. Health care personnel are also at risk of developing heat related health problems during hot periods due to the use of personal protective equipment to shield themselves from SARS-CoV-2 and must therefore be protected from excessive heat periods. Some existing recommendations for heat health protection contradict recommendations for COVID-19 protection. This paper provides a preliminary overview of possible strategies and interventions to tackle these ambiguities. The existing recommendations for protection against heat-related illnesses need revisions to determine whether they include essential aspects of infection control and occupational safety and how they may be supplemented.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PERFORMANCE; STRESS; Covid-19; Heat wave; Personal protection equipment; PPE; SARS-CoV-2; Summer; Heat related health problem; Health care personnel |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2022 12:39 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2022 12:39 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/47668 |
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