Heat Stress Field Study

摘要

Every summer the Marine Corps sends several thousand reservists to its Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, CA, for 2 weeks of training. This article presents results from three separate field exercises in which data were collected on environmental conditions. It also discusses epidemiology of the Heat-Related Casualty (HRC) and non-HRC populations and includes a compilation of anecdotal data from the field hospital staffs. The purposes of these investigations were to identify high-risk individuals and the activities that may contribute to increased casualty rates, to suggest procedures for prevention, and to increase the efficiency of remedial treatment with the ultimate goal of eliminating HRC.