Heat-related illness

Walter F. Atha

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2013.07.012

Heat-related illness

Walter F. Atha

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Abstract

Environmental exposure to high temperatures can result in abnormalities ranging from mild heat exhaustion to heat stroke with multiorgan system failure. An understanding of the mechanisms of thermoregulation and how those mechanisms fail with extreme heat stress is critical for management of the patient with elevated body temperature in the emergency department.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1097-1108
Number of pages	12
Journal	Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2013.07.012
State	Published - Nov 1 2013

Keywords

Environmental heat emergency
Heat emergency
Heat stroke
Hyperthermia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Emergency Medicine

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Heat-related illness

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