Exertional heat stroke during a cool weather marathon: A case study

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1197-1203

  Roberts, William O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Phalen Village Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular changes; Cooling protocols; Renal changes; Road race medical injury; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLD EXPOSURE; DIAPHORESIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; PAIN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STUNNED HEART MUSCLE; VIRUS INFECTION; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; COLD; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXERTION; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; WEATHER;

EID: 33745851515     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000227302.80783.0f     Document Type: Article

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