The purpose of this clinical update is to firstly, increase the awareness of nurses and midwives to the clinical dangers of heat stress, and secondly, provide the best evidence in the first aid and emergency nursing response related to the management of people with the range of heat stress illnesses.
Reference: Cusack L, Arbon P, Ranse J. Pre-hospital clinical management of heat stress. Australian Nursing Journal. 2010;17(8):30-33.
