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Rationale:

  • Underlying illness combined with low socioeconomic status is usually the cause for classic heatstroke; therefore, treatment should be a combination of medical as well as nonmedical therapy.

Evidence:

  • Two studies have shown that classic heatstroke is usually seen in individuals from low socioeconomic status (5; 16).

Comments:

  • Fans are ineffective as a means of preventing heatstroke in very hot environments.
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Dani Moran, PhD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. James Glazer, MD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Liran Mendel, BMedSc has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Moshe Rav-Acha, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.

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