TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - The "golden hour" for heatstroke treatment
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Heled, Yuval
A1  - Rav-Acha, Moshe
A1  - Shani, Yoav
A1  - Epstein, Yoram
A1  - Moran, Daniel S.
SP  - 184
EP  - 186
VL  - 169
IS  - 3
N2  - Exertional heatstroke is a life-threatening event. It occurs mainly among the young healthy populations of athletes and soldiers. The severity of exertional heatstroke is directly correlated to the area under the temperature duration curve. Therefore, rapid cooling in the field has an enormous effect on prognosis. Four cases of exertional heatstroke are presented which differ in their outcome. We argue that there is a "window time period" within which simple and effective cooling techniques can determine prognosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -