'Cool runnings': heat stroke in cool conditions.
Heat stroke is rare and usually occurs in warm conditions. It is often fatal. This paper reports six runners from two road-running events who developed heat stroke despite cool conditions and who improved quickly with immediate treatment.
Robertson
Brian
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The Event Medicine Company Ltd, Aldershot, Hampshire, UK. Brian.Robertson@eventmedicinecompany.co.uk
Walter
Edward
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D003080:Cold Temperature; D018883:Heat Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D012420:Running; D016896:Treatment Outcome