Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of heat-related illness. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • 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.

publication date

  • October 17, 2013

Research

keywords

  • Heat Stress Disorders
  • Wilderness Medicine

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84887954694

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.wem.2013.07.004

PubMed ID

  • 24140191

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 24

issue

  • 4