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EM@3AM: Hyperthermia

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An 18-month-old boy presents to the emergency department with loss of consciousness. By definition, heat exhaustion occurs with a core temperature of 37.7–39.4°C, Heatstroke. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. , 50 (4), 607–616. Cooling and hemodynamic management in heatstroke: practical recommendations.

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