Guidelines for return to duty (play) after heat illness: A military perspective

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Regulations used by Army, Air Force and Navy medical personnel to return active duty warfighters who are affected by a heat illness back to full duty is described. It is suggested that the regulations require clinical resolution as well as a profile that protects a soldier through repeated heat cycles before returning to full duty.

Author: O'Connor, Francis G., Deuster, Patricia, Williams, Aaron D., Heled, Yuval, Blivin, Steve, Flinn, Scott D.
Health aspects, Soldiers, Practice guidelines (Medicine)

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Indoor climbing elicits plasma oxidative stress

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Indoors climbing, a worldwide sport with physiological and physical demands was studied. The results found that indoor climbing exercise induces plasma oxidative stress.

Author: Ferreira, Rita, Magalhaes, Jose, Marques, Franklim, Olivera, Eduardo, Soares, Jose, Ascensao, Antonio
Causes of, Risk factors, Aerobic exercises, Oxidative stress, Clinical report

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Temporal thermometry fails to track body core temperature during heat stress

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The article examines the reliability of a temporal thermometry to check elevated body temperatures and the results are documented.

Author: Davis, Scott L., Levine, Benjamin D., Low, David A., Vu, Albert, Brown, Marilee, Keller, David M., Crandall, Craig G.
Measurement, Body temperature

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Subjects list: Care and treatment, Heat stress disorders
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