RT Book, Section
A1 Apkon, Michael
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6722293
T1 Chapter 121. Heat Stress
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6722293
RD 2024/04/24
AB Hyperthermia  is  a  state  in  which  body  core  temperature  rises  as  a  result  of  heat  generation  and  absorption  exceeding  heat  loss.  Given  that  body  temperature  reflects  the  balance  between  heat  gain  and  heat  loss,  hyperthermia  is  found  most  frequently  under  conditions  such  as  exercise  in  which  heat  production  is  increased  or  in  subjects  such  as  infants  or  patients  with  dehydration  who  lack  the  ability  to  increase  their  heat  loss  in  response  to  environmental  heat.  Thus  individuals  who  engage  in  athletic  activities  and  infants  are  at  particular  risk  for  heat-related  illness.  Heat  stress  has  been  recognized  as  a  cause  of  illness  for  more  than  2000  years.  It  is  responsible  for  increases  in  population  death  rates  during  hot  times  of  the  year  in  areas  exposed  to  particularly  high  environmental  temperatures,1  and  increases  morbidity  related  to  other  diseases.  Heatstroke,  the  most  serious  form  of  heat-related  injury,  is  the  second  most  common  cause  of  athletics-related  death  after  head  injury.