Citation

Vardy DA, Khoury M, Ben-Meir P, Ben-Yakar Y, Shoenfeld Y. Burns 1989; 15(2): 115-116.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine-D, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2736047

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman, with a previous history of heat-stroke, suffered another heat-stroke on a hot summer day (air temperature 43 degrees C (109 degrees F)). She presented the rare complication of a heat-stroke plus deep burns sustained while lying unconscious on the pavement. In addition to age, obesity, previous illness, incidental fever, drugs, dehydration and physical effort, a previous history of heat-stroke is probably an important risk factor for a second heat-stroke. Burns from contact with the pavement are uncommon but possible, especially if the patient is obese, immobile and poorly insulated.

Language: en