Title: Heat Acclimatization - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Headings: Heat Acclimatization
Heat Acclimatization
Thermoregulation: From Basic Neuroscience to Clinical Neurology, Part II
Heat acclimation/acclimatization
Motion, Cold and Heat Disorders
Environmental Heat Illness
Heat Syncope
Heat Edema
Heat Tetany
Heat Cramps
Heat Exhaustion
Disequilibrium
Environmental Heat Illness
Heat Syncope
Heat Edema
Heat Tetany
Heat Cramps
Heat Exhaustion
Treatment of Heat Exhaustion
Heat Stroke
Classic Heat Stroke
Exertional Heat Stroke
Differential Diagnosis of Heat Stroke in Travelers
Treatment of Heat Stroke
Cool the Patient
Support the Vital Signs
Neuroleptic drugs
Body temperature
Hyperthermia
Hypothermia
Thermoregulation during Aging
4. Summary
Care of the Marching Musician
Environmental Issues
Exercise-Associated Collapse
Heat Illness
Blood–Brain and Spinal Cord Barriers in Stress
17. Repeated Heat Exposure and Thermal Tolerance
Comprehensive player management
Hot climates
Disorders Due to Heat and Cold
Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis
Prevention, Treatment, And Prognosis

Content: However, pre- and postsummer heat loss responses were only assessed at a single moderate heat load and use of air conditioners was not considered. While the use of air conditioners is recommended during extreme heat events ( Hajat et al., 2010 ), habituation to air-conditioned homes, workplaces, and motor vehicles may prevent improvements in heat dissipation that may occur with exposure to outdoor temperatures or exercise ( Ellis, 1972). This would place heat-vulnerable individuals at a greater risk of developing a heat-related injury such as heat exhaustion if exposed to prolonged periods in the heat (e.g., no air conditioning due to power failures during an extreme heat event) or when required to perform exercise in the heat. A recent report showed that older adults without air conditioning stored 43% less heat at the end of summer versus early spring ( Poirier et al., 2016 ); however, it remains unclear whether the use of central air conditioning may influence this response. Due to its beneficial effects on thermoregulatory capacity, heat adaptation has long been recommended as a means of reducing the risk of heat illness in hot environments. With respect to the thermoregulatory advantages of heat acclimatization/acclimation, the best available evidence comes from the classic studies of Wyndham and colleagues (1969), who examined the effect of an 8-day heat acclimation in South African gold miners on heat tolerance. Prior to modernization of the mining industry in South Africa, gold miners worked in stressful conditions of extreme heat and humidity for extended work shifts (10–12 hours) with average air temperatures in excess of 42°C at mining depth ( Simons, 1961 ).