Heat Exhaustion

Also Know As Heat Prostration, Heat Collapse

Sign/Symptoms
Blood Pressure Below Normal (Hypotension) Breathing Rapid Hyperventilation (Tachypnea) Dehydration Dizziness Fainting (Syncope) Headache (Cephalgia) Heart or Pulse Rate Raised (Tachycardia) Mind: Irritability Mind: Lethargy Muscle Cramp Muscle Weakness Nausea Sweating (Perspiring) Vomiting Weakness

Drugs

Our Records are Incomplete for Drugs

Treatments
Medical Procedure Intravenous fluids (IV) Oral Rehydration Therapy Lifestyle Changes Apply Ice Water-Soaked Towel to Head and Body Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Immerse in Ice Water Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Rest in a Cool Environment Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Rest Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Remove Insulating Clothes Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Elevation of Leg Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Intravenous fluids (IV) Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Medical Therapy Oral Rehydration Therapy Weakly in Favour Low Evidence

Attributes
CriticalCare = Yes

Further Tests
Bleeding Time (Ivy Method) Template Bleeding Time (Increased) Chloride Concentration (Blood) Chloride (Blood, Cl) (Decreased) Fibrin Monomers Test Fibrin Monomers (Increased)

Summary References

Treatments:

1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16046331?dopt=Abstract

2. American College of Sports Medicine, Armstrong LE, Casa DJ, et al. American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Exertional heat illness during training and competition. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007 Mar;39(3):556-72.

3. Wexler RK. Evaluation and treatment of heat-related illnesses. Am Fam Physician. 2002 Jun 1;65(11):2307-14. full-text, commentary can be found in Am Fam Physician 2003 Apr 1;67(7):1439

4. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0601/p2133.html

5. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec21/ch318/ch318c.html?qt=heat%20exhaustion&alt=sh#sec21-ch318-ch318c-672a

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