Abstract
Heat stroke is the most severe type of heat illness, it is often accompanied by severe multiorgan damage and has a high fatality rate. In January 2020, based on new research evidence and the experiences of Chinese experts in heat stroke, the Expert Group of Heat Stroke Prevention and Treatment of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the Professional Committee of Critical Care Medicine of the Chinese PLA jointly issued a new Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Heat Stroke in China. This article aims to interpret and supplement the major updates to the new consensus.
Highlights
Heat stroke is the most severe type of heat illness, it is often accompanied by severe multiorgan damage and has a high fatality rate
The diagnostic criteria for heat stroke have rarely been clearly described in previous guidelines
Not all individuals with a body temperature of more than 40 °C experience heat stroke. Based on these considerations and the current situation of treatment in China, the new consensus proposed new diagnostic criteria consisting of two aspects, “medical history information” and “clinical manifestations”
Summary
Heat stroke is the most severe type of heat illness, it is often accompanied by severe multiorgan damage and has a high fatality rate. A pathophysiological description added to the new definition makes it more consistent with the nature of heat stroke (see attachment 1 for details).
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