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. 2016 Jul 19;3(3):358-360.

doi: 10.1080/23328940.2016.1211073. eCollection 2016.

Electric fan use in heat waves: Turn on or turn off?

Nicholas M Ravanelli¹, Ollie Jay²

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¹ School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa , 200 Lees Ave , Ottawa K1N 6N5, Canada ; Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney , NSW, Australia.
² Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney , H110, 75 East St , Lidcombe, NSW 2141; Charles Perkins Center, University of Sydney , NSW, Australia.

PMID: 28349077
PMCID: PMC5079223
DOI: 10.1080/23328940.2016.1211073

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Electric fan use in heat waves: Turn on or turn off?

Nicholas M Ravanelli et al. Temperature (Austin). 2016.

. 2016 Jul 19;3(3):358-360.

doi: 10.1080/23328940.2016.1211073. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Nicholas M Ravanelli¹, Ollie Jay²

Affiliations

¹ School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa , 200 Lees Ave , Ottawa K1N 6N5, Canada ; Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney , NSW, Australia.
² Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney , H110, 75 East St , Lidcombe, NSW 2141; Charles Perkins Center, University of Sydney , NSW, Australia.

PMID: 28349077
PMCID: PMC5079223
DOI: 10.1080/23328940.2016.1211073

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Figure 1. — Figure 1.
Mean critical environmental limits (with SD) for elevations in heart rate with fan use measured at 36°C and 42°C (solid circles). The dashed line represents the environmental limits for fan use proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Numbered circles identify the peak environmental conditions during some of the most severe recent heat waves; Karachi, Pakistan 2015 (1); New Delhi, India 2007 (2); Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 2003 (3); Paris, France 2003 (4); Chicago, USA 1999 (5); Frederick, USA 2010 (6); Washington, USA 2012 (7).

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Electric fan use during heat waves: Turn off for the elderly?
Gagnon D, Crandall CG. Gagnon D, et al. Temperature (Austin). 2017 Feb 16;4(2):104-106. doi: 10.1080/23328940.2017.1295833. eCollection 2017. Temperature (Austin). 2017. PMID: 28680921 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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Heart rate and body temperature responses to extreme heat and humidity with and without electric fans.
Ravanelli NM, Hodder SG, Havenith G, Jay O. Ravanelli NM, et al. JAMA. 2015 Feb 17;313(7):724-5. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.153. JAMA. 2015. PMID: 25688786 No abstract available.

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