TY - JOUR
T1 - Exertional Heat Stroke
T2 - Strategies for Prevention and Treatment From the Sports Field to the Emergency Department
AU - Pryor, Riana R.
AU - Casa, Douglas J.
AU - Holschen, Jolie C.
AU - O'Connor, Francis G.
AU - Vandermark, Lesley W.
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Exertional heat illness is a category of conditions commonly seen during sports participation in the hot summer months. Exertional heat stroke, in particular, is a dangerous condition involving hyperthermia and central nervous system dysfunction, which, if not properly treated, is potentially deadly. All on-site medical personnel, emergency physicians, and coaches involved in sports participation need to be aware of the recognition and treatment of heat illnesses. Emergency physicians must be equally aware of recognition, treatment, and return-to-play decisions to ensure athletes are quickly and effectively treated and return to sport participation safely.
AB - Exertional heat illness is a category of conditions commonly seen during sports participation in the hot summer months. Exertional heat stroke, in particular, is a dangerous condition involving hyperthermia and central nervous system dysfunction, which, if not properly treated, is potentially deadly. All on-site medical personnel, emergency physicians, and coaches involved in sports participation need to be aware of the recognition and treatment of heat illnesses. Emergency physicians must be equally aware of recognition, treatment, and return-to-play decisions to ensure athletes are quickly and effectively treated and return to sport participation safely.
KW - Athletes
KW - Exertional heat illness
KW - Heat exhaustion
KW - Heat stroke
KW - Hyperthermia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84890032421&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cpem.2013.10.005
DO - 10.1016/j.cpem.2013.10.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84890032421
SN - 1522-8401
VL - 14
SP - 267
EP - 278
JO - Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
JF - Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
IS - 4
ER -