Management of a Special Warfare Trainee With Repeat Exertional Heat Stroke: A Case Study

CONCLUSIONS: In individuals with repeat EHS, a prolonged recovery period followed by heat tolerance testing can be used to demonstrate appropriate thermotolerance and safely clear an individual to begin stepwise reacclimatization. Overall, patient care and military readiness may be improved by unified Department of Defense guidelines for return to duty after EHS.PMID:37290772 | DOI:10.1123/jsr.2022-0324
Source: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Source Type: research