Heat illness: tips for recognition and treatment.
Heat stroke, an acute, life-threatening emergency, results from an overload or impairment of heat-dissipating mechanisms. At risk are the elderly, infants, the obese, people with hyperthyroidism, and those taking certain drugs. Early recognition and rapid cooling are essential--the more rapid the cooling, the lower the mortality.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. waterst@ccf.org
D000208:Acute Disease; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D018883:Heat Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors