TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Heat and Cold Illness A1 - Ayeni, Adetunbi T. A1 - Kelly, Christopher A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - Heat-related illnesses comprise a continuum of conditions ranging from minor entities such as heat cramps to more serious conditions including heat exhaustion and heatstroke.Heat exhaustion is a syndrome of dizziness, postural hypotension, nausea, vomiting, headache, weakness, and occasionally syncope.Heatstroke represents complete thermoregulatory failure and can lead to seizure, coma, or death if not recognized and treated immediately.Rapid cooling along with adequate hydration, either parenterally or intravenously, remains the mainstay of treatment of heatstroke.Cold related illnesses are occurring in increasing numbers due to recreational and athletic activities.Frostbite, the freezing of human tissue, may be reversed by warm water submersion, but this should be done only if there is no risk of re-exposure to cold.Extracorporeal rewarming is the most rapid method of rewarming and is indicated in hypothermic cardiac arrest and in patients who present with completely frozen extremities. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155749915 ER -