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Exertional Heat Illness

A Clinical and Evidence-Based Guide

  • Offers clinicians, scientists and students a comprehensive overview of the pathophysiology and clinical management of exertional heat illness as well as population-specific considerations in the management of exertional heat illness.

  • Each chapter has a dedicated section highlighting areas and directions of future research that will further improve the prevention, management and care of exertional heat illness.

  • The directed approach of this text is applicable to both clinicians and scientists and will hopefully stimulate future interdisciplinary collaborative research to address the known gaps in scientific literature and patient care.

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Overview of Exertional Heat Illness

    • William M. Adams, John F. Jardine
    Pages 1-16
  3. Physiological Response to Heat Stress

    • Luke N. Belval, Margaret C. Morrissey
    Pages 17-27
  4. Predisposing Factors for Exertional Heat Illness

    • J. Luke Pryor, Julien D. Périard, Riana R. Pryor
    Pages 29-57
  5. Exertional Heat Stroke

    • William M. Adams, Rebecca L. Stearns, Douglas J. Casa
    Pages 59-79
  6. Heat Exhaustion

    • Lawrence E. Armstrong
    Pages 81-115
  7. Exercise-Associated Muscle Cramps

    • Kevin C. Miller
    Pages 117-136
  8. Minor Heat Illnesses

    • Gabrielle E. W. Giersch, Luke N. Belval, Rebecca M. Lopez
    Pages 137-147
  9. Molecular Aspects of Thermal Tolerance and Exertional Heat Illness Susceptibility

    • Elaine C. Lee, Jacob S. Bowie, Aidan P. Fiol, Robert A. Huggins
    Pages 149-168
  10. Exertional Heat Illness Considerations in the Military

    • Nathaniel S. Nye, Francis G. O’Connor
    Pages 181-209
  11. Considerations for Road Race Medical Staff

    • John F. Jardine, William O. Roberts
    Pages 211-224
  12. Climate Change and Heat Exposure: Impact on Health in Occupational and General Populations

    • Glen P. Kenny, Sean R. Notley, Andreas D. Flouris, Andrew Grundstein
    Pages 225-261
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 263-268

About this book

This authoritative work provides clinicians, scientists and students with a comprehensive overview of exertional heat illness.  Specifically, it addresses the prevention, recognition, treatment, and care of the various medical conditions that fall within the realm of exertional heat illness.  In doing so, the book also offers a setting-specific (that is, athletics, military, occupational, and road race medicine) discussion of exertional heat illness for the consideration of the varied medical providers working in these settings. Clinicians will benefit from the discussion of the evidence-based best-practice considerations that should be made in the management of exertional heat illness.  Scientists will benefit from this text in that it will provide them with a review of the current scientific evidence related to exertional heat illness and the translation of evidence to clinical practice – while also discussing directions for future research.  Finally, students -- primarily postgraduate students interested in developing a line of research related to exertional heat illness -- will find this title an indispensable text to familiarize themselves with this fascinating field of study.  A major contribution to the literature, Exertional Heat Illness: A Clinical and Evidence-Based Guide will be of significant interest to clinicians and scientists at all levels of training and experience, especially professionals in athletic training, emergency medical services, emergency room care, sports medicine and primary care.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Kinesiology University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, USA

    William M. Adams

  • Korey Stringer Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

    John F. Jardine

About the editors

William M. Adams, PhD, ATC

Assistant Professor

Director, Athletic Training

Department of Kinesiology

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC 27412


John F. Jardine, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Korey Stringer Institute

University of Connecticut.

Woonsocket,  RI  02895



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Exertional Heat Illness

  • Book Subtitle: A Clinical and Evidence-Based Guide

  • Editors: William M. Adams, John F. Jardine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27805-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27804-5Published: 03 December 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27807-6Published: 24 December 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-27805-2Published: 20 November 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 268

  • Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Cardiology

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eBook USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
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