"Heat Stroke" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition caused by the failure of body to dissipate heat in an excessively hot environment or during PHYSICAL EXERTION in a hot environment. Contrast to HEAT EXHAUSTION, the body temperature in heat stroke patient is dangerously high with red, hot skin accompanied by DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly.
Concept/Terms
Heat Stroke- Heat Stroke
- Heat Strokes
- Stroke, Heat
- Strokes, Heat
- Heatstroke
- Heatstrokes
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Heat Stroke" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Heat Stroke" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Heat Stroke" by people in Profiles.
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Beyond Defibrillation During Immersion: Case Illustrates Value of Heatstroke Treatment Protocols. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 08; 82(2):237-238.
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Infographic. Prehospital management of exertional heat stroke at sports competitions for Paralympic athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2023 04; 57(7):433-434.
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Burden of Injury and Illness in the Road Race Medical Tent: A Narrative Review. Clin J Sport Med. 2021 11 01; 31(6):e499-e505.
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Prehospital management of exertional heat stroke at sports competitions for Paralympic athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Jun; 56(11):599-604.
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Exertional Heat Stroke at the Boston Marathon: Demographics and the Environment. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 09 01; 53(9):1818-1825.
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Evidence-Based Heatstroke Management in the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2021 Feb 26; 22(2):186-195.
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Inpatient burden and mortality of heatstroke in the United States. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Apr; 75(4):e13837.
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Impact of rhabdomyolysis on outcomes of hospitalizations for heat stroke in the United States. Hosp Pract (1995). 2020 Dec; 48(5):276-281.
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Coagulopathy signature precedes and predicts severity of end-organ heat stroke pathology in a mouse model. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 08; 18(8):1900-1910.
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When Should a Heat-Tolerance Test Be Scheduled After Clinical Recovery From an Exertional Heat Illness? J Athl Train. 2020 Mar; 55(3):289-294.