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44 - Hyperthermia

from Section 10 - Environmental Emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2023

By
Amy Caggiula  and
Daniel Herbert-cohen
Edited by
Kaushal Shah  and
Jarone Lee
Edited in association with
Clark G. Owyang  and
Benjamin Christian Renne
Kaushal Shah
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Jarone Lee
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Clark G. Owyang
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Benjamin Christian Renne
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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Summary

The human body has many physiological compensatory mechanisms such as shivering and sweating for maintaining a state of thermal homeostasis. Occasionally, these mechanisms become overwhelmed, resulting in a continuum of heat-related injuries and illnesses. Heat edema, syncope, cramps and exhaustion comprise the milder manifestations of temperature illness. This chapter focuses on the more critical presentations of hyperthermia, including heatstroke and toxicological hyperthermia.

Keywords

heat emergencyheat strokehyperthermiaheat exhaustionheat syncopeheat crampscooling
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Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care , pp. 453 - 464
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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