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Outcomes of UK military personnel treated with ice cold water immersion for exertional heat stroke.

Felix N R WoodD Roiz-de-SaH PynnJason Edward SmithJonathan R B BishopR Hemingway
Published in: BMJ military health (2022)
This case series supports recent updates to UK military guidance that ICWI should be more widely adopted for the treatment of EHS. Clinicians should be aware of likely patterns of blood test abnormalities in the days following EHS. Further work should seek to establish the impact of lower rates of cooling and develop strategies to optimise cooling in patients with higher BMI.
Keyphrases
  • heat stress
  • posttraumatic stress disorder
  • atrial fibrillation
  • cross sectional
  • body mass index
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • weight gain
  • metabolic syndrome
  • physical activity
  • skeletal muscle
  • brain injury