Consensus
Statement- Prehospital Care of Exertional Heat Stroke
Belval LN,
Casa DJ, Adams WM, Chiampas GT, Holschen JC, Hosokawa Y, Jardine J, Kane SF,
Labotz M, Lemieux RS, McClaine KB, Nye NS, O’Connor FG, Prine B, Raukar NP,
Smith MS, Stearns RL. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Jan 16:1-6. doi:
10.1080/10903127.2017.1392666. [Epub ahead of print]
A consensus statement has been published
to present a paradigm for prehospital healthcare systems to minimize the risk
of morbidity and mortality for exertional heat stroke patients.