Emergency Department Management of Acute Heatstroke: A Retrospective Analysis from Phoenix, Arizona
During the summers of 2021 and 2022, a significant number of heatstroke presentations were treated in a single healthcare system in Maricopa County, Arizona. A substantial number were successfully treated with cold water immersion and discharged neurologically intact. In this urban population, extreme weather exposure and associated substance use appeared to play significant roles.
Authors
- Megan McElhinny
- Paul Pugsley
- Murtaza Akhter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9693-6871)
- Geoffrey Comp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8730-7854)
- David P. Sklar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-7904)
- Jeffrey R. Stowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7401-6115)
- Jacquelyn Pearlmutter
Institutions
- Healthwise (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.42051
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00