Heat Illness
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Heat Illness Incidence
Facts about heat illness:
About 400 people in the US die from heat illnesses every year.
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Heat Illness Risk Factors
Related Conditions
Dehydration
Heat syncope
Heatstroke
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Excessive sweating
Fever
Heat exhaustion
Muscle aches
Weakness or fatigue
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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2008
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Heat Illness References:
Booker RJ, Bricknell MC. Heat illness--recent developments. J R Army Med Corps. 2002 Mar;148(1):11-8.
Bytomski JR, Squire DL. Heat illness in children. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2003 Dec;2(6):320-4.
Coris EE, Ramirez AM, Van Durme DJ. Heat illness in athletes: the dangerous combination of heat, humidity and exercise. Sports Med. 2004;34(1):9-16.
Lugo-Amador NM, Rothenhaus T, Moyer P. Heat-related illness. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2004 May;22(2):315-27, viii.
