TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Heat related illnesses. Review of an ongoing challenge
JO  - Saudi medical journal
A1  - Khan, Anas A.
SP  - 1195
EP  - 1201
VL  - 40
IS  - 12
N2  - Climate change is the most challenging natural calamity of chronic nature that presents intense episodes of heat waves, and events. Effects of heat waves and increasing average temperature on heat-related illnesses (HRIs) demand a review of existing preventive and treatment strategies to direct future research. Heat-related illnesses are presented as minor to severe life-threatening conditions. Despite the understanding of the pathophysiology of HRI, pharmacological interventions are limited. Prevention is the best strategy against HRI. There is a dearth of epidemiological studies that reviewed the effect of pharmacological interventions on mortality, and there remains a need to identify critical key components other than inflammatory modulators, which can be targeted to decrease HRI.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-5284
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.12.24727
ID  - ref1
ER  -