Two simultaneous cases of exertional heat stroke during a trail run in Guadeloupe (French West Indies): exceptional presentations or emerging trend?
The tropical climate is an extrinsic risk factor for exertional heat stroke, which can lead to diverse clinical presentations of varying severity when combined with other factors such as intrinsic factors. This risk is likely to increase in future years given the current context of global warming. Prevention, recognition, and rapid management of this medical emergency, mainly by external cooling, particularly in tropical environments, is paramount.
Authors
- Patrick Portecop
- Olivier Hüe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-0816)
- Delphine Delta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6840-6360)
- Marc Valette
- Frédéric Martino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-2306)
- Mathilde Monpierre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3487-2724)
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-Pitre (GP)
- Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe (GP)
- Université des Antilles (GP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-01023-x
- Primary Topic
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00