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Journal of Combat Medicine 10.30491/JCM.2023.206418
Narrative Review
2023 | 6 (2) | 100-106

Heatstroke and its Prevention during the Holy Defense Period and the
Arbaeen Procession Ceremony of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS)

Ali Mehrabi-Tavana 1*

1- 1 Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Received: 19 September 2023 Accepted: 3 November 2023

Abstract

Background and Aim: Heatstroke may occur as a result of physical activity or as a result of the heat of the air
without performing physical activities and usually at a temperature above 40 degrees Celsius (hyperthermia) and
causes disruption in the nervous system and the temperature control center (hypothalamus). Both of the above
situations may occur among combatants and war migrants too.
Methods: This article has been prepared by reviewing sources, library study, interviews, and reviewing medical
documents in the period from 1980-1988.
Results: Scientific studies show that the combatants were exposed to both types of heatstroke, including physical
activity and exposure to extreme heat in some areas, which generally have temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius
in some seasons of the year, and in during the mentioned years, especially in the early years of the imposed war,
cases of heat stroke have been reported in the emergency units in the fronts field hospitals of the war zones.
Conclusion: Heatstroke is always one of the health problems for combatants. Paying attention to health protocols
and instructions, whether individual or group, thank God, has been able to reduce the severity of the disease to
a great extent during the holy defense period. Paying attention to protocols and health instructions and updating
them can reduce the spread of the mentioned disease among Hosseini pilgrims in similar conditions, especially
during the procession of Arbaeen Hosseini (AS).

Keywords: Arbaeen, Heatstroke, Combatants, Holy Defence, War Refugees, Health Standards, Prevention.

* Corresponding Author: Ali Mehrabi-Tavana
Address: Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah
University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
E-mail: [email protected]

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