What the Agricultural Sector in Florida Needs to Know about Heat-Related Illness (HRI)
Vol. 2020 No. 5, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication
Vol. 2020 No. 5

What the Agricultural Sector in Florida Needs to Know about Heat-Related Illness (HRI): AEC696/WC359, 8/2020

Department of Agricultural Education and Communication
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc359-2020
Published 2020-09-01
Paul Monaghan
University of Florida
Karissa Raskin
City of Gainesville
Maria Morera
Jose Antonio Tovar Aguilar
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1462-3220
Valerie Mac, PhD RN FNP-C
Emory University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8836-4540
Joan Flocks
UF
Johnson Beach at the Gulf Islands National Seashore near Pensacola, Florida, photographed for the Naturally Escarosa phone application. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones
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Agricultural Safety
Heat Related Illness

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Monaghan, Paul, Karissa Raskin, Maria Morera, Jose Antonio Tovar Aguilar, Valerie Mac, and Joan Flocks. 2020. “What the Agricultural Sector in Florida Needs to Know about Heat-Related Illness (HRI): AEC696 WC359, 8 2020”. EDIS 2020 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc359-2020.
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Abstract

Heat-related illness (HRI) can range from rashes, fainting, and cramps to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. It can be fatal, and all outdoor workers in agriculture (as well as those in high-heat indoor settings such as greenhouses) are at risk. This new 6-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication provides basic information on how to recognize the symptoms of HRI, on the underlying physiological processes and related risk factors, and on how to treat it.  This publication also provides a list of preventative measures that growers, supervisors, and agricultural workers can follow, along with links to additional resources. Written by Paul Monaghan, Karissa Raskin, Maria Morera, Antonio Tovar, Valerie Mac, and Joan Flocks.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc359

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