Exertional Heat Stroke and Doping: What About Soldiers? A Case Report of Amphetamine Use

Introduction: Exertional heat stroke is a pathology well known to military doctors because it not uncommon for our soldiers regularly make intense efforts in difficult training or operational missions. Idiopathic etiology and genetics are by far the most described. We report first time case of exertional secondary amphetamine use environment here, let’s raise issue ethics Army. Case Presentation: A young parachutist soldier presented an episode general convulsions complicating during 8 km race battledress combat boots. After further investigations, laboratory results found urine. Even if only allowed branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) supplements, this was due use. review physiopathological effects amphetamine, we will recall various means screening with their limits. Many consume dietary supplements be able better endure constraints which they exposed internship operations. Conclusions: Doping, willingly not, reality Army, even though still struggle understand it. Health command chains must vigilant these lines preserve health on one hand enforce code other.