ArticleZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2019
[Epidemiology and prevention of heat-related adverse health effects on elderly people].
Article in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- [Which heat protection measures are implemented in inpatient care facilities? : Results of an online survey].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2026Article
- KlimaNot-Effects of Climate Change on Emergency and Acute Care: Protocol for a Multicenter, Registry-Based Observational Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Observational
- The ADAPT-HEAT Study: A Multi-Method Approach to Develop Recommendations for Drug Safety During Hot Weather (The CALOR List)-Study Protocol.Methods and protocols · 2026Article
- Identification of potentially heat-vulnerability increasing drugs - a narrative review.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026Review
- Heat Exposure and the Risk of Emergency Hospitalization in Germany: Stratified Analyses by Age, Sex, and Diagnostic Group.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Observational
- Strengthening crisis resilience in German primary care by using quality indicators: findings of a process evaluation in the RESILARE project.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Heat-Related Mortality in Germany From 1992 to 2021.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2022Article
- Health Risks and Interventions in Exertional Heat Stress.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2019Review
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Abstract
Heat waves increase the morbidity and mortality in Germany, particularly of older patients in need of care. Due to climate change the number of heat waves in Germany will increase threefold by the end of the century. In addition, the proportion of patients at risk will grow due to demographic change. Therefore, the Government and the Federal States have developed recommendations for heat action plans, in which the medical profession should also participate in the prevention of heat-related damage to health. Physicians and their team should first become acquainted with the topic. In addition, they should inform patients at risk and their relatives of the risks and preventive measures. In the summer a critical check of drugs is also needed because medications impair cooling mechanisms in heat waves, the pharmacokinetics can change and unwanted side effects of drugs occur more frequently. Lastly, due to their central position in the healthcare system, physicians should participate in the coordination of a good nursing care and intensification of social contacts during heat waves.
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