Heat-related illness and heatstroke: A narrative and clinical review for emergency clinicians

Authors

• Rachel E. Bridwell, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences,
• Brit Long, University of Virginia
• Alex Koyfman, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
• Aaron J. Lacy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Journal

Cureus

Publication Date

4-1-2026

Volume

18

Issue

4

First Page

e107294

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.7759/cureus.107294

Rights and Permissions

Bridwell RE, Long B, Koyfman A, Lacy AJ. Heat-Related Illness and Heatstroke: A Narrative and Clinical Review for Emergency Clinicians. Cureus. 2026 Apr 18;18(4):e107294. doi: 10.7759/cureus.107294. © Copyright 2026 Bridwell et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0., which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Recommended Citation

Bridwell, Rachel E.; Long, Brit; Koyfman, Alex; and Lacy, Aaron J., "Heat-related illness and heatstroke: A narrative and clinical review for emergency clinicians." Cureus. 18, 4. e107294 (2026).
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/oa_4/7769