Open Syndrome Heat Exposure

{
   "category": "suspected",
   "definition_type": "case_definition",
   "description": "Case definition for suspected heat exposure in individuals with history of extreme heat exposure during Early Temperature Extreme Alert by National Meteorological Service, and clinical symptoms attributable to high body temperature (39°C or higher) and 2 or more of the following: sweating, nausea/vomiting, hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnea, altered consciousness, seizures, fainting. In infants: excessive sweating, irritated skin due to sweating.",
   "human_readable_definition": "Toda persona con antecedentes de\nexposición a calor extremo en circunstancia de Alerta Temprana por Temperatura\nExtrema (calor) del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, y sintomatología clínica\natribuible - Temperatura corporal mayor o igual a 39 ºC y 2 o más de los siguientes\nsíntomas, a saber:\nSignos y síntomas atribuibles: piel caliente, sudoración abundante en un primer\nmomento o escasa, náuseas y/o vómitos, hipotensión, taquicardia y taquipnea,\nalteración del estado de conciencia, convulsiones, desmayo. En bebés: sudoración\nabundante, piel irritada por sudor.",
   "inclusion_criteria": [
     {
       "logical_operator": "AND",
       "type": "criterion",
       "values": [
         {
           "attribute": "body_temperature",
           "name": "High body temperature",
           "operator": "\u003e=",
           "type": "symptom",
           "unit": "celsius",
           "value": 39
         },
         {
           "logical_operator": "AT_LEAST",
           "logical_operator_arguments": [
             2
           ],
           "type": "criterion",
           "values": [
             {
               "name": "Warm skin",
               "type": "symptom"
             },
             {
               "name": "Sweating",
               "type": "symptom"
             },
             {
               "name": "Nausea/vomiting",
               "type": "symptom"
             },
             {
               "name": "Hypotension",
               "type": "symptom"
             },
             {
               "name": "Tachycardia",
               "type": "symptom"
             },
             {
               "name": "Tachypnea",
               "type": "symptom"
             },
             {
               "name": "Altered consciousness",
               "type": "symptom"
             },
             {
               "name": "Seizures",
               "type": "symptom"
             },
             {
               "name": "Fainting",
               "type": "symptom"
             },
             {
               "description": "Irritated skin due to sweating (infants)",
               "name": "Excessive sweating (infants)",
               "type": "symptom"
             }
           ]
         }
       ]
     }
   ],
   "keywords": [
     "Heat",
     "South America",
     "Climate-related"
   ],
   "language": "English",
   "location": "Argentina",
   "notes": [
     "ICD-10 code HEAT: X30 (Exposure to excessive natural heat), T67 (Effects of heat and light)"
   ],
   "open_syndrome_version": "1.0.0",
   "organization": "Ministerio de Salud",
   "published_at": "2025-02-08T12:20:55Z",
   "published_by": [
     "Open Syndrome Initiative"
   ],
   "published_in": "https://opensyndrome.org",
   "references": [
     {
       "url": "https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/2019/10/msal-manual_de_normas_y_procedimientos_de_vigilancia_y_control_de_eno_2022.pdf"
     }
   ],
   "scope": "specific",
   "status": "draft",
   "target_public_health_threats": [
     "Heat"
   ],
   "title": "Open Syndrome Heat Exposure",
   "version": "1.0.0"
 }