• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Nov 2013

    Review

    Heat-related illness.

    • Walter F Atha.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Howard County General Hospital, 5755 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044, USA. Electronic address: watha@jhmi.edu.
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am.. 2013 Nov 1;31(4):1097-108.

    AbstractEnvironmental 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.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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