Severity Classification of Heat Illness Based on Pathophysiology
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Pathophysiology of aggravation and death due to heat illness includes high fever, circulatory failure and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), as well as disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and multiple organ failure. DIC and multiple organ failure are the important determinants of severity and mortality of heat
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