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Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke (cont.)

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Author: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

REFERENCES:

CDC.gov. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Extreme Heat

CDC.gov. Heat Related Deaths -- United States, 199-2003.

Previous contributing authors and editors: Author: Barry Wayne, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Ron Fuerst, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Carolina College of Medicine; Director, Children's Emergency Center, Children's Hospital of Richland Memorial Hospital.


Last Editorial Review: 6/13/2011

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