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Overview of Heat-Related Illnesses | NEJM

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Aimed at clinicians, students or researchers. Education, not medical advice.

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Dr. Barzilay reviews the symptoms, complications, management, and risk factors of acute heat-related illnesses for primary care clinicians.

In this Double Take video from the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Barzilay reviews the range of acute heat-related illnesses, including their symptoms, complications, and management. Risk factors associated with increased morbidity and mortality from heat-related illnesses and strategies for primary care clinicians to reduce risk are also examined. For further reading, the following Clinical Practice article, referenced in this video, is available on the Journal’s website: Treatment and Prevention of Heat -Related Illness (Sorensen and Hess, in the September 28, 2022, issue of the Journal; nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcp2210623 ). The _New England Journal of Medicine_ is the world’s leading general medical journal. Continuously published for over 200 years, the _Journal_ publishes peer-reviewed research along with interactive clinical content for physicians, educators, and the global medical community at NEJM.org. #heatwave #summersafety #heatstroke #emergencymedicine #climatechange #nejm

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