Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Heat-Related Illness

The Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) convened an expert panel to develop a set of evidence-based guidelines for the recognition, prevention, and treatment of heat-related illness. We present a review of the classifications, pathophysiology, and evidence-based guidelines for planning and preventive m...

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Published inWilderness & environmental medicine Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 351 - 361
Main Authors Lipman, Grant S., MD, Eifling, Kurt P., MD, Ellis, Mark A., MD, Gaudio, Flavio G., MD, Otten, Edward M., MD, Grissom, Colin K., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA Elsevier Inc 01.12.2013
SAGE Publications
Subjects
Emergency
heat illness
Heat Stress Disorders - classification
Heat Stress Disorders - etiology
Heat Stress Disorders - physiopathology
Heat Stress Disorders - prevention & control
heat stroke
prevention
recognition
treatment
United States
Wilderness Medicine - methods
United States
heat illness
recognition
treatment
heat stroke
prevention
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Summary:The Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) convened an expert panel to develop a set of evidence-based guidelines for the recognition, prevention, and treatment of heat-related illness. We present a review of the classifications, pathophysiology, and evidence-based guidelines for planning and preventive measures as well as best-practice recommendations for both field- and hospital-based therapeutic management of heat-related illness. These recommendations are graded based on the quality of supporting evidence and the balance between the benefits and risks or burdens for each modality.
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ISSN:1080-6032
1545-1534
DOI:10.1016/j.wem.2013.07.004