Managing Exertional Heat Stroke Among the Combatants
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On-site treatment of exertional heat stroke.
BACKGROUND Exertional heat stroke is a devastating condition that can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Rapid cooling is the most effective means of treating heat stroke, but little is published on the safety and logistics of cooling patients on site at a major sporting event. PURPOSE To describe an on-site exertional heat stroke treatment protocol and to compare the outcomes of pati...
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Correspondence to Arvindselvan Mohanaselvan, MD, Special trainee, Department of Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai-600116, India Tel: +91-444-592-8578 E-mail: dr.arvindselvan @gmail.com Received: Jun 20, 2014 Accepted: Aug 19, 2014 Cite this article as: Mohanaselvan A, Bhaskar E. Mortality from non-exertional heat stroke still high in India. Int J O...
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2249-782X
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2017/28015.10926