Acute Heat Illnesses

The major heat related illnesses are heat exhaustion and heat stroke. They are complicated by dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and failure of thermoregulatory mechanisms. Heat exhaustion is an acute heat injury with hyperthermia caused by dehydration. Heat stroke is extreme hyperthermia caused by thermoregulatory failure.

In order to proceed further, you need to have an account on IDG.
Create a new account now

Registered users, you can login below to access this page.