Citation

Hermstad E, Adams B. J. Emerg. Trauma Shock 2010; 3(1): 66-69.

Affiliation

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0974-2700.58660

PMID

20165724

PMCID

PMC2823146

Abstract

Temperature variations after traumatic brain injury are common and devastating. This has been shown most clearly with hypothermia, but the complications associated with hyperthermia in the setting of traumatic brain injury can be just as problematic. We present the case of a soldier with traumatic brain injury exposed to environmental temperatures of 115-120 degrees F with a core temperature of over 108 degrees F. The complications of his conditions are discussed as well as potential treatments for the deadly combination of traumatic brain injury and environmental hyperthermia.

Language: en