Evaluation of a Novel Classification of Heat-Related Illnesses: A Multicentre Observational Study (Heat Stroke STUDY 2012)

Evaluation of a Novel Classification of Heat-Related Illnesses: A Multicentre Observational Study (Heat Stroke STUDY 2012)

The Japanese Association for Acute Medicine Committee recently proposed a novel classification system for the severity of heat-related illnesses. The illnesses are simply classified into three stages based on symptoms and management or treatment. Stages I, II, and III broadly correspond to heat cram...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Yamamoto, Motoki Fujita, Yasutaka Oda, Masaki Todani, Toru Hifumi, Yutaka Kondo, Junya Shimazaki, Shinichiro Shiraishi, Kei Hayashida, Shoji Yokobori, Shuhei Takauji, Masahiro Wakasugi, Shunsuke Nakamura, Jun Kanda, Masaharu Yagi, Takashi Moriya, Takashi Kawahara, Michihiko Tonouchi, Hiroyuki Yokota, Yasufumi Miyake, Keiki Shimizu, Ryosuke Tsuruta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
heat-related illness
international classification
heat cramp
syncope
heat exhaustion
heat stroke
novel classification
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/9/1962

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