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NOUHI F, FARID HOSSEINI R, BASTANHAQ M H, DADGAR A A. MANAGEMENT OF HEATSTROKE IN 304 PATIENTS DURING HAJJ PILGRIMAGE. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1992; 6 (1) :43-44
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MANAGEMENT OF HEATSTROKE IN 304 PATIENTS DURING HAJJ PILGRIMAGE
FEREYDOUN NOUHI , REZA FARID HOSSEINI , MOHAMMAD HASSAN BASTANHAQ , ALI ASGHAR DADGAR
From the Department of Medicine, Imam Reza and Ghaem Medical Centers, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, and the Department of Medicine. Kerman University, of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Islamic Republic of lran.
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Three hundred and four patients with different degrees of heatstroke were treated by the Hajj medical team of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Four percent of the patients had associated diseases. A simple method using immersion in iced tap water was used for management of heatstroke. Advantages and wide applicability of the technique are described, achieving good results without using sophisticated and expensive means.
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