Michael Hannides

Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine

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).

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...