Key references: Heat-related illness

  • Asplund CA, O'Connor FG, Noakes TD. Exercise-associated collapse: an evidence-based review and primer for clinicians. Br J Sports Med 2011;45(14):1157-62. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21948122
  • Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR). ANZCOR guideline 9.3.4 - Heat-induced illness (hyperthermia). Melbourne: Australian Resuscitation Council; September 2020. https://resus.org.au/guidelines/
  • Bennett BL, Hew-Butler T, Rosner MH, Myers T, Lipman GS. Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia: 2019 Update. Wilderness Environ Med 2020;31(1):50-62. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32044213
  • Bouchama A, Knochel JP. Heat stroke. N Engl J Med 2002;346(25):1978-88. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12075060
  • Casa DJ, Becker SM, Ganio MS, Brown CM, Yeargin SW, Roti MW, et al. Validity of devices that assess body temperature during outdoor exercise in the heat. J Athl Train 2007;42(3):333-42. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18059987
  • Casa DJ, McDermott BP, Lee EC, Yeargin SW, Armstrong LE, Maresh CM. Cold water immersion: the gold standard for exertional heatstroke treatment. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2007;35(3):141-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17620933
  • Cheshire WP, Jr. Thermoregulatory disorders and illness related to heat and cold stress. Auton Neurosci 2016;196:91-104. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26794588
  • Emergency Care Institute (ECI) New South Wales. Heat Related Illness web page. Sydney: ECI; 2021.
  • Lipman GS, Gaudio FG, Eifling KP, Ellis MA, Otten EM, Grissom CK. Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Heat Illness: 2019 Update. Wilderness Environ Med 2019;30(4S):S33-S46. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31221601
  • Poussel M, Guerci P, Kaminsky P, Heymonet M, Roux-Buisson N, Faure J, et al. Exertional Heat Stroke and Susceptibility to Malignant Hyperthermia in an Athlete: Evidence for a Link? J Athl Train 2015;50(11):1212-4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26565425
  • Roux-Buisson N, Monnier N, Sagui E, Abriat A, Brosset C, Bendahan D, et al. Identification of variants of the ryanodine receptor type 1 in patients with exertional heat stroke and positive response to the malignant hyperthermia in vitro contracture test. Br J Anaesth 2016;116(4):566-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26994242
  • Veltmeijer MT, Eijsvogels TM, Thijssen DH, Hopman MT. Incidence and predictors of exertional hyperthermia after a 15-km road race in cool environmental conditions. J Sci Med Sport 2015;18(3):333-7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24930073
  • Wilson L, Black D, Veitch C. Heatwaves and the elderly - The role of the GP in reducing morbidity. Aust Fam Physician 2011;40(8):637-40. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21814665