Edward Walter

Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust

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Historical perspectives of heat-related illness part 2: the present and future

As well as the harmful effects of heat-related illness on the body, our understanding of how organ damage occurs has also improved (Figure 2).

UK prehospital practitioners' knowledge of heat-related illness and heatstroke

The study aimed to assess the baseline knowledge of practitioners working in prehospital medical services in the UK. Specifically, it intended to assess knowledge around the risks, recognition and...

From Homer to the present: an account of historical perspectives of heat illness

Heat-related illnesses have been documented and treated since written historical records began. Various synonyms have been used through the ages, including sunstroke, siriasis, thermic fever, ardent...