Heat Illness Health information topics about Heat Illness: Children 1. Parents' and Coaches' Guide to Dehydrati National Athletic Trainers' Association http://www.nata.org/publicinformation/files/parentandcoachesguide.pdf 2. High Temperatures Could Mean Tragedy for a Child L Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/breaking_news/High_temperature_car.html 3. Heat Illness Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/heat.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Sunstroke National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D013474&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heat Stress Disorders National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D018882&recruiting... Organizations 1. National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/ 2. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Hea http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html 3. National Center for Environmental Health http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ Overviews 1. Extreme Heat Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/heat.shtm 2. Frequently Asked Questions for Extreme Heat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/faq.asp Prevention/Screening 1. Extreme Heat: Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Ill Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heattips.asp 2. Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your P National Center for Environmental Health http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heat_guide.asp Related Issues 1. Heat Index National Weather Service http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/heat.php 2. Dehydration Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00561 Seniors 1. Hyperthermia: Too Hot for Your Health National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/hyperther.asp 2. Heat Stress in the Elderly Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/elderlyheat.asp 3. It's Too Darn Hot - Planning for Excessive He Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/aging/pdfs/2004_09_extremefixed.pdf Specific Conditions 1. Heat Cramps Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00021 2. Heat Exhaustion Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00020 3. Heat Stroke Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00019 Teenagers 1. Dehydration Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/first_aid/dehydration.html 2. Young Athletes and Hot Practices Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00037 Treatment 1. 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