Heat stroke

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Key articles

Glazer JL. Management of heatstroke and heat exhaustion. Am Fam Physician. 2005;71:2133-2140.Full text  Abstract

Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Council on School Health; Bergeron MF, Devore C, et al. Policy statement - Climatic heat stress and exercising children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2011;128:e741-e747.Full text  Abstract

Bouchama A, Dehbi M, Mohamed G, et al. Prognostic factors in heat wave-related deaths. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167: 2170-2176.Full text  Abstract

Kellerman AL, Todd KH. Killing heat. N Engl J Med. 1996;335:126-127. Abstract

Casa DJ, Becker SM, Ganio MS, et al. Validity of devices that assess body temperature during outdoor exercise in the heat. J Athl Train. 2007;42:333-342.Full text  Abstract

Harker J, Gibson P. Heat-stroke: a review of rapid cooling techniques. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 1995;11:198-202. Abstract

McDermott BP, Casa DJ, Ganio MS, et al. Acute whole-body cooling for exercise-induced hyperthermia: a systematic review. J Athl Train. 2009;44:84-93.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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