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Experts Collaborate to Develop a Standardized Syndrome Definition for Cold-related Illness
Content Type: Success Stories
In winter, people are at risk for cold-related illness (CRI) such as hypothermia. Deaths coded as weather-related from 2006 through 2010 showed exposure to excessive cold as the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States.1… read more -
Enhanced Surveillance of Heat-Related Illness in Pinal County
Content Type: Abstract
Extreme heat is a major cause of weather-related morbidity and mortality in the United States (US).1 HRI is the most frequent cause of environmental exposure-related injury treated in US emergency departments.2 More than 65,000 emergency room visits… read more