Classic and exertional heatstroke

A Bouchama, B Abuyassin, C Lehe, O Laitano… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
In the past two decades, record-breaking heatwaves have caused an increasing number of
heat-related deaths, including heatstroke, globally. Heatstroke is a heat illness characterized …

Human temperature regulation under heat stress in health, disease, and injury

MN Cramer, D Gagnon, O Laitano… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
1.1. Background During exercise and with exposure to hot climatic conditions, there is
tendency for the human body to store heat and for body temperatures to rise. Changes in …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological factors characterizing heat-vulnerable older adults: a narrative review

RD Meade, AP Akerman, SR Notley, R McGinn… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
More frequent and intense periods of extreme heat (heatwaves) represent the most direct
challenge to human health posed by climate change. Older adults are particularly …

ACSM expert consensus statement on exertional heat illness: recognition, management, and return to activity

WO Roberts, LE Armstrong, MN Sawka… - Current sports …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is a true medical emergency with potential for organ injury and
death. This consensus statement emphasizes that optimal exertional heat illness …

Exertional heat stroke in sport and the military: epidemiology and mitigation

JD Périard, D DeGroot, O Jay - Experimental physiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
New Findings What is the topic of this review? Exertional heat stroke epidemiology in sport
and military settings, along with common risk factors and strategies and policies designed to …

Controversies in exertional heat stroke diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

O Laitano, LR Leon, WO Roberts… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
During the past several decades, the incidence of exertional heat stroke (EHS) has
increased dramatically. Despite an improved understanding of this syndrome, numerous …

Epigenetic responses to heat: From adaptation to maladaptation

KO Murray, TL Clanton, M Horowitz - Experimental Physiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
New Findings What is the topic of this review? This review outlines the history of research on
epigenetic adaptations to heat exposure. The perspective taken is that adaptations reflect …

Predicting climate-change induced heat-related illness risk in Grand Canyon National Park visitors

DE Buttke, B Raynor, GW Schuurman - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The climate crisis is the greatest public health threat of the 21st century.
Excessive heat is responsible for more deaths than any other extreme weather event, and …

Are there sex differences in risk for exertional heat stroke? A translational approach

GEW Giersch, CK Garcia, NS Stachenfeld… - Experimental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
New Findings What is the topic of this review? Whether there are sex differences in
exertional heat stroke. What advances does it highlight? This review utilizes a translational …

The gastrointestinal exertional heat stroke paradigm: pathophysiology, assessment, severity, aetiology and nutritional countermeasures

HB Ogden, RB Child, JL Fallowfield, SK Delves… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is a life-threatening medical condition involving
thermoregulatory failure and is the most severe condition along a continuum of heat-related …