PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Thomas A. Waters
TI  - Heat illness: Tips for recognition and treatment
DP  - 2001 Aug 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 685--687
VI  - 68
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/68/8/685.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/68/8/685.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2001 Aug 01; 68
AB  - Heat stroke, an acute, life-threatening emergency, results from an overload or impairment of heat-dissipating mechanisms. At risk are the elderly, infants, the obese, people with hyperthyroidism, and those taking certain drugs. Early recognition and rapid cooling are essential—the more rapid the cooling, the lower the mortality.