Clinical Spectrum of Pediatric Heat Illness and Heatstroke in a North American Desert Climate

Authors

Jay D. Fisher, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Ami P. Shah, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Farnaz Norozian, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2022

Publication Title

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volume

38

Issue

2

First page number:

E891

Last page number:

E893

Abstract

The spectrum of historical features and clinical presentations of heat illness and heatstroke in the pediatric population has received limited focus in the emergency medicine literature. The majority of published cases involve children trapped in closed spaces and adolescent athletes undergoing high-intensity training regimens in geographical regions with moderately high ambient temperatures and high humidity. There has been less research on the potential impact of extreme temperatures and radiant heat that are the hallmarks of the US southwest region. We performed a retrospective review of pediatric heat illness at our facility located in a North American desert climate.

Keywords

Desert climate; Heat illness; Heatstroke

Disciplines

Emergency and Disaster Management | Pediatrics

Repository Citation

Fisher, J. D., Shah, A. P., Norozian, F. (2022). Clinical Spectrum of Pediatric Heat Illness and Heatstroke in a North American Desert Climate. Pediatric Emergency Care, 38(2), E891-E893.
Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000002438