Vol 5, No 4 (2020)
Case report
Published online: 2020-11-23
Successful management of severe exertional heat stroke complicated by ventricular fibrillation in 19 years old male
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Disaster Emerg Med J 2020;5(4):212-215.
Abstract
Heatstroke is a heat-related disease that is highly fatal. However, it is significant that if symptoms are quickly recognized, the outcome remains satisfactory. In this paper, the authors present the case of a 19-year-old physical worker in whom heatstroke was complicated by cardiac arrest. The proper action and full diagnosis of the underlying cause of cardiac arrest allowed for a full recovery. Attention was also drawn to the lack of appropriate equipment for active cooling and potential use of automatic chest compressions devices.
Keywords: exertional heat strokesudden cardiac arrestprehospital care
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