Main description:

This authoritative work provides clinicians, scientists and students with a comprehensive overview of exertional heat illness. Specifically, it addresses the prevention, recognition, treatment, and care of the various medical conditions that fall within the realm of exertional heat illness. In doing so, the book also offers a setting-specific (that is, athletics, military, occupational, and road race medicine) discussion of exertional heat illness for the consideration of the varied medical providers working in these settings. Clinicians will benefit from the discussion of the evidence-based best-practice considerations that should be made in the management of exertional heat illness. Scientists will benefit from this text in that it will provide them with a review of the current scientific evidence related to exertional heat illness and the translation of evidence to clinical practice - while also discussing directions for future research. Finally, students -- primarily postgraduate students interested in developing a line of research related to exertional heat illness -- will find this title an indispensable text to familiarize themselves with this fascinating field of study. A major contribution to the literature, Exertional Heat Illness: A Clinical and Evidence-Based Guide will be of significant interest to clinicians and scientists at all levels of training and experience, especially professionals in athletic training, emergency medical services, emergency room care, sports medicine and primary care.

Contents:

Chapter 1

Overview of Exertional Heat Illness

Chapter 2

Physiological Response to Heat Stress

Chapter 3

Predisposing Factors for Exertional Heat Illness

Chapter 4

Exertional Heat Stroke

Chapter 5

Heat Exhaustion

Chapter 6

Exercise-Associated Muscle Cramps

Chapter 7

Minor Heat Illnesses

Chapter 8

Molecular Aspects of Thermal Tolerance and Exertional Heat Illness Susceptibility

Chapter 9

Management of Exertional Heat Stroke in Athletics: Interdisciplinary Medical Care

Chapter 10

Exertional Heat Illness Considerations in the Military

Chapter 11

Considerations for Road Race Medical Staff

Chapter 12

Climate Change and Heat Exposure: Impact on Health in Occupational and General Populations