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Review
. 2013 Nov;31(4):1097-108.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2013.07.012. Epub 2013 Aug 26.

Heat-related illness

Walter F Atha  1
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Review

Heat-related illness

Walter F Atha. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2013 Nov.

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.

Keywords: Environmental heat emergency; Heat emergency; Heat stroke; Hyperthermia.

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