Heat-Related Illness in Emergency and Critical Care: Recommendations for Recognition and Management with Medico-Legal Considerations

Heat-Related Illness in Emergency and Critical Care: Recommendations for Recognition and Management with Medico-Legal Considerations

Hyperthermia is an internal body temperature increase above 40.5 °C; normally internal body temperature is kept constant through natural homeostatic mechanisms. Heat-related illnesses occur due to exposure to high environmental temperatures in conditions in which an organism is unable to maintain ad...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Savioli, Christian Zanza, Yaroslava Longhitano, Alba Nardone, Angelica Varesi, Iride Francesca Ceresa, Alice Chiara Manetti, Gianpietro Volonnino, Aniello Maiese, Raffaele La Russa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
environmental heat emergency
heat emergency
heat stroke
hyperthermia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/10/2542

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