Treatment of Heat Stress Injuries

After a heat stress injury, casualties are less resistant to heat stress injuries. They are also 40 percent more likely to require hospitalisation (although not necessarily related to heat injury) during the next four years, with that elevated rate of hospitalisation decreasing over time. Important aspects of post-incident care include adequate medical follow-up, careful re-exposure (or avoidance of re-exposure) to future heat stress conditions, reporting, and prevention of other heat stress injuries in the involved population.