Hi
As we countdown towards what is predicted to be a super El-Nino, I am trying to track down and/or develop guidelines that capture and respond to the specific impacts of extreme heat on pregnant women, infants and young children - ie. what kinds of age-specific/concrete measures should we be putting in place to address these - from prevention and early identification (signs and symptoms) to first aid and when to seek emergency medical care.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Lori
CHIFA profile:
Lori Lake is commissioning editor at the Children's Institute, University of Cape Town in South Africa. Professional interests: I convene our child rights and advocacy courses for Health and allied professionals, and co-chair the advocacy committee in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. I am interested in how children's rights can serve as a "language of critique" and a "language of possibility" that enables paediatricians to listen more deeply to children in their care, to consider the contexts in which they live, and to take action to improve the quality of care and to address the broader social determinants of health. lori.lake AT uct.ac.za