Citation

Smith M, Withnall R, Boulter M. J. R. Army Med. Corps 2018; 164(4): 287-289.

Affiliation

Academic Department of Military General Practice (ADMGP), ICT Centre, Birmingham, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, UK Royal Army Medical Corps)

DOI

10.1136/jramc-2017-000801

PMID

28883030

Abstract

This article introduces a practical triage tool designed to assist commanders, jungle training instructors (JTIs) and medical personnel to identify Defence Personnel (DP) with suspected exertional heat illness (EHI). The challenges of managing suspected EHI in a jungle training environment and the potential advantages to stratifying the urgency of evacuation are discussed. This tool has been designed to be an adjunct to the existing MOD mandated heat illness recognition and first aid training.

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Language: en

Keywords

exertional; heat; injury