# heat-related death

> a death in which exposure to high ambient temperature, with the reasonable exclusion of other causes of hyperthermia, either caused the death or significantly contributed to it

**Wikidata**: [Q113976884](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113976884)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/heat-related-death


## References

1. [Source](https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/critical-care-medicine/respiratory-arrest/overview-of-respiratory-arrest)
2. [Source](https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-heatstroke/basics/art-20056655)
3. [Source](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00081-4/fulltext)
4. [Source](https://newsroom.heart.org/news/extreme-high-temperatures-may-double-or-triple-heart-related-deaths)
5. [Source](https://www.nber.org/papers/w27599)
6. [Source](https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-related-deaths)