{"id":5205,"date":"2017-08-03T17:13:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T17:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/?page_id=5205"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:00:07","slug":"hri-surveillance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/syndromic-surveillance\/hri-surveillance\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat-Related Illness Surveillance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5205\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5205-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5205-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5205-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5205-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Heat-related illness (HRI) ranging from mild (heat cramps) to severe (heat stroke, death) occurs when the body is unable to properly cool itself. This dashboard includes emergency department and urgent care visits for heat-related illness from May - September for years 2016-2026. It is updated on weekdays (Monday-Friday) in July and August, and weekly on Mondays in May, June, and September, or during heat events.<\/p>\n<p>Use the filters below to view data for a specific year or health region and to switch between counts or rates.\u00a0 By default, the second graph displays daily HRI visit counts. Select \"Rates per 10,000 visits\" to view monthly HRI rates compared to the combined rate for all available years.<\/p>\n<p>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/03\/VIRGINIA-HEALTH-REGIONS.pdf\">VDH Geography Reference Guide<\/a> for a list of cities and counties in each health region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5205-0-0-1\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"widget_text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5205-0-0-1\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class='tableauPlaceholder' id='viz1778526550484' style='position: relative'><noscript><a href='#'><img alt='HRI Dashboard (2) ' src='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;HR&#47;HRIDashboard2_4_28_23&#47;HRIDashboard2&#47;1_rss.png' style='border: none' \/><\/a><\/noscript><object class='tableauViz'  style='display:none;'><param name='host_url' value='https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F' \/> <param name='embed_code_version' value='3' \/> <param name='site_root' value='' \/><param name='name' value='HRIDashboard2_4_28_23&#47;HRIDashboard2' \/><param name='tabs' value='no' \/><param name='toolbar' value='yes' \/><param name='static_image' value='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;HR&#47;HRIDashboard2_4_28_23&#47;HRIDashboard2&#47;1.png' \/> <param name='animate_transition' value='yes' \/><param name='display_static_image' value='yes' \/><param name='display_spinner' value='yes' \/><param name='display_overlay' value='yes' \/><param name='display_count' value='yes' \/><param name='language' value='en-US' \/><param name='filter' value='publish=yes' \/><\/object><\/div>                <script type='text\/javascript'>                    var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1778526550484');                    var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0];                    if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 800 ) { vizElement.style.width='960px';vizElement.style.height='2677px';} else if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 500 ) { vizElement.style.width='960px';vizElement.style.height='2677px';} else { vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height='3877px';}                     var scriptElement = document.createElement('script');                    scriptElement.src = 'https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/javascripts\/api\/viz_v1.js';                    vizElement.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptElement, vizElement);                <\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5205-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-08cd2b9d9f99-5205\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"about-the-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-about-the-data\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-about-the-data\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout the Data\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-about-the-data\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-about-the-data\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>VDH collects and analyzes health data from participating EDs and urgent care centers in Virginia. All non-federal acute care hospitals and free-standing emergency care centers report ED visit data to VDH. Urgent care reporting varies throughout the state.<\/p>\n<p>Data are for clinical care of patients in healthcare settings. Public health surveillance is a secondary use. When interpreting HRI data, please consider syndromic surveillance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/syndromic-surveillance\/limitations\/\">data limitations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Case definition: Heat related illness visits were identified using the <a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgerepository.syndromicsurveillance.org\/heat-related-illness-v2\">Heat Related Illness v2 syndrome definition<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Measures: ED visit counts and rates per 10,000 ED visits. Rates allow comparison over time and between different groups, such as age, race, sex, and geographic areas.<\/li>\n<li>Geography: VDH assigns city\/county and health district using the patient\u2019s residential zip code. The HRI data dashboard includes ED and urgent care visit data for Virginia and non-Virginia residents. Out of state residents are not represented in the map. Visit counts and rates are combined for certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/Combined-Localities-for-ED-Visits-Reporting_508c.pdf\">cities and counties<\/a> due to some zip codes spanning more than one locality.<\/li>\n<li>Suppression: In the current year, VDH suppresses counts of 1 to 4 and rates with numerators of 1 to 4 to maintain confidentiality and accurate rate calculations. Suppressed statistics are indicated with an asterisk (*). Data for past years are not suppressed.<\/li>\n<li>Demographics: VDH reports firearm injury data using the following combined race\/ethnicity categories:<br \/>\n\u2022 Asian or Pacific Islander \u2013 Non-Hispanic persons who identify as \u201cAsian\u201d or \u201cNative Hawaiian or Pacific Islander\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Black or African American \u2013 Non-Hispanic persons who identify as \u201cBlack or African American\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Latino \u2013 Individuals of any race who identify as \u201cHispanic or Latino\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Native American \u2013 Non-Hispanic persons who identify as \u201cAmerican Indian or Alaska Native\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 White \u2013 Non-Hispanic persons who identify as \u201cWhite\u201d alone<br \/>\n\u2022 Other Race \u2013 Non-Hispanic persons who report \u201cOther Race\u201d alone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5205-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-179f61aeb277-5205\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(33.333% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-right-left-container\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: inherit;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-sticker\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #1e73be; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/data.virginia.gov\/organization\/virginia-department-of-health?q=%22heatrelatedillness%22&#038;sort=score+desc%2C+metadata_modified+desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-materialicons sowm-regular\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe2c4\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 45px; color: #ffffff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sow-more-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/data.virginia.gov\/organization\/virginia-department-of-health?q=%22heatrelatedillness%22&#038;sort=score+desc%2C+metadata_modified+desc\" >\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload Data\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5205-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Complete a quick <a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=XYAMDDNXRL\">survey<\/a> to share your experience using heat-related illness data.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5205-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-1093c852c5aa-5205\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Archived Heat-Related Illness Surveillance Reports<\/h3><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2021\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2021\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-2021\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2021\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2021, the Enhanced Surveillance team identified and monitored one heat-related illness event that occurred June 28-30, 2021. The summary report can be found below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/07\/Heat-Related-Illness_07-1-21_corrected.pdf\">Archived June 28 \u2013 30 2021 Summary<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2020\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2020\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2020\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2020\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-2020\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2020\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2020, the Enhanced Surveillance team identified and monitored one heat-related illness event that occurred July 17-30. The report is below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/07\/Heat-Related-Illness_07-31-20_Final.pdf\">Archived July 17-30 2020 Summary<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2019\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2019\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2019\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2019\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-2019\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2019\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2019, the Enhanced Surveillance team identified and monitored one heat-related illness event that occurred July 16-22. The report is below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/07\/Heat-Related-Illness_07-23-19_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archived July 16-22 2019 Summary<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2018\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2018\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2018\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-2018\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2018\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Enhanced Surveillance team identified and monitored one heat-related illness event between April 1 to September 30, 2018. 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Individual summary reports for these events can be found below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/08\/Heat-Related-Illness_June-12-13-2017.pdf\">Archived June 12-13 2017 Summary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/08\/Heat-Related-Illness_July-12-13-2017.pdf\">Archived July 12-13 2017 Summary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/08\/Heat-Related-Illness_July-20-22-2017.pdf\">Archived July 20-22 2017 Summary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/08\/Heat-Related-Illness_Aug-16-18-2017.pdf\">Archived August 16-18 2017 Summary<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-5205-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>For more information on preventing heat-related illness visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/severe-weather-preparedness\/extreme-heat-and-heat-related-illnesses\/\">Extreme Heat and Heat-Related Illnesses<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat-related illness (HRI) ranging from mild (heat cramps) to severe (heat stroke, death) occurs when the body is unable to properly cool itself. 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