Overview of Heat-Related Illnesses | NEJM

In this Double Take video from the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Barzilay
reviews the range of acute heat-related illnesses, including their symptoms,
complications, and management. Risk factors associated with increased
morbidity and mortality from heat-related illnesses and strategies for primary
care clinicians to reduce risk are also examined.

For further reading, the following Clinical Practice article, referenced in this
video, is available on the Journal’s website: Treatment and Prevention of Heat
-Related Illness (Sorensen and Hess, in the September 28, 2022, issue of the
Journal; https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056... ).

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