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Heatwave : supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave
— advice for health and social care professionals | | Corporate Author | NHS, Department of Health - DH |
| Publisher | Department of Health - DH, April 2009 |
| Pages | 12 pp |
| Source | Download from website (29/6/09): www.dh.gov.uk/publications |
| Keywords | Weather conditions ; Body temperature ; Services ; Health services ; Preventative medicine ; Guides, guide books. |
| Annotation | This fact sheet is part of a national programme to reduce the health risks posed by extreme heat, by alerting people to the dangers and encouraging them to plan in advance what to do in the event of a heatwave. It also outlines emergency treatment if heatstroke is suspected, and notes types of medication likely to provoke or increase the severity of heatstroke. Among further information sources are the Heatwave Plan (on the DH website); heatwave alert levels (www.metoffice.gov.uk); information on air quality (Teletext page 156 and www.airquality.co.uk); and the Cancer Research UK SunSmart campaign website (www.cancerresearchuk.org/sunsmart). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090629201 E |
| Classmark | R4: BKM: I: L: LK2: 69N * |
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