Heat
Information on policies, reports and guidelines for surviving and performing in hot environments.
Heat injuries are a cause of both illness and fatalities. This section provides valuable information on policies, reports and guidelines for surviving and performing in hot environments.
Policies and Reports
These are reports, policies and guidelines used by the military to guide activity in hot environments.
Policies and Reports
Heat Injury Prevention Guidelines 2007-2008 (82 KB PDF)
TB MED 507: Heat Stress Control and Heat Casualty Management
Resources
These are downloadable or viewable resources related to maintaining performance in high temperature environments.
Resources
USACHPPM and USARIEM Heat Injury Prevention Resources
USACHPPM and the US Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) have developed valuable heat injury prevention resources, including useful posters, videos, and pocket guides. To access these resources, click here.
Heat Injury Prevention II (Video)
This Prevention and Treatment video provides Army Instructors, Drill Sergeants, Commanders, and staff at all levels with the latest information on detecting early signs of heat related injuries and recognizing the types of heat injury and their treatment.
Heat Stress Control & Heat Casualty Management (4 MB PDF)
This document provides guidance to military and civilian healthcare providers and allied medical personnel to understand the diagnosis and treatment of heat illness, the pathophysiologic responses and adaptation to heat, implement procedures for managing stress, and much more.
Heat Acclimatization Guide — Ranger / Airborne Students (1.5 MB PDF)
This brochure provides a very brief overview of heat acclimatization and strategies to become heat acclimatized.
Environmental Extreme Research Program (Video)
This short video will give you an overview of the research being conducted by the Environmental Extreme Research program of the Military Operational Medicine Research Program. This program seeks to "sustain and enhance physical and cognitive military performance capabilities and minimize medical problems associated with military operations at the environmental extremes of heat, cold, and high terrestrial altitude by identifying and explaining the etiology and pathophysiological mechanisms".
Prevention and Treatment of Heat and Cold Stress Injuries (485 KB PDF)
This technical manual provides current Navy knowledge on heat and cold stress injuries, including their causes, prevention, treatment, and effects.
Articles
Included in this section are articles related to maintaining performance in high temperature environments.
1. Lorenzo S, Halliwill JR, Sawka MN, Minson CT. Heat acclimation improves exercise performance. J Appl Physiol. 2010;109(4):1140-7.
2. Kenefick RW, Cheuvront SN, Palombo LJ, Ely BR, et al. Skin temperature modifies the impact of hypohydration on aerobic performance. J Appl Physiol. 2010;109(1):79-86.
3. McClung JP, Hasday JD, He JR, Montain SJ, et al. Exercise-heat acclimation in humans alters baseline levels and ex vivo heat inducibility of HSP72 and HSP90 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2008;294(1):R185-91.
4. Chinevere TD, Kenefick RW, Cheuvront SN, Lukaski HC, et al. Effect of heat acclimation on sweat minerals. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008;40(5):886-91.
