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This section is about children and pets being locked into cars, with a great deal of information about why and how children and pets become trapped inside of cars, along with the possible repercussions for the person responsible. But there is nothing in this section about what causes heatstroke. I don't know enough about it to change it, but someone needs to. This section is important, but it should only be a subheading under the "cause" section of the article. Primium mobile ( talk) 13:20, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
People of any age are vulnerable to heatstroke, including the infirm, the intoxicated, the mentally-impaired, and the handicapped. Cars are especially likely to be places of heatstroke as enclosed automobile interiors concentrate heat even if the external temperature seems comfortable enough (as around 25°C/77°F). Circumstances make the physical cause possible, and children and pets who either can't figure out what is going on or can't get out are especially vulnerable. Prevention is obvious enough: leave the children or pets at home on warm-to-hot days or make sure that you can take them out of the car.
People have gotten fatal heatstroke by remaining in an unventilated building without air conditioning. This is commonplace in poor areas with high crime rates in at least seasonally-hot climates (like Dallas, Texas) where such happens often. People are often more scared of crime than of heatstroke...
Prevention matters, too. Pbrower2a ( talk) 17:46, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
@ Pbrower2a: I just expanded the lead paragraph with a sentence summarizing the Prevention section.
@ Primium mobile: I just added 2 more sentences summarizing the Hyperthermia article that you cited, and a "See also" link for the Causes section. You probably could've made these revisions yourself in less time than it took to post your repeated criticisms, rather than making "requests" of other volunteer editors and griping about them for years. Please feel free to make further improvements directly to the article. That's how Wikipedia is supposed to work! — Patrug ( talk) 10:02, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
Split parts of section - Forgotten baby syndrome is becoming a widely publicized problem as of late. I therefore recommend that an article be created about this epidemic, though I am open to suggestions for the title, for which I propose "Forgotten baby syndrome". Thoughts? -- Jax 0677 ( talk) 03:06, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
a syndrome refers specifically to medical condition where the underlying genetic cause has been identified, and the collection of symptoms is pathogenetically related.
Let's be smarter than that, parents forgetting their child in the car is not a medical condition.
"Forgotten baby syndrome" was a separate Wikipedia stub article in 2010–2011, and was merged & re-directed into the "Heat stroke" article by consensus. This still seems appropriate. — Patrug ( talk) 04:15, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
An obvious means of preventing heatstroke in children, the elderly, or in pets is to not take them to places where they might be exposed to the extreme heat that can develop in a closed vehicle even in warm (let alone hot) weather. Hire a sitter for a person who might be vulnerable or place the pet in a kennel for the time if necessary. Pbrower2a ( talk) 00:36, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
Prognosis section seems to contradict itself. The first statement says that heat stroke rarely causes long term problems, and then the rest of the section describes how a Chicago study (the same one referenced by the first sentence) showed that one third of people seem to have long term problems. Crazycasta ( talk) 00:21, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
@ Doc James: Regarding this revert, I'm not sure why you characterize the source as "spam", as I was not trying to advance a commercial interest in adding it. I was trying to remedy the weird situation where forgotten baby syndrome redirects here, but isn't explained on this page. I was trying to figure out if this meant that heat stroke caused people to forget about their children, or if children forgotten for other reasons were suffering heat stroke. I found this article written by an MD which says it's the latter and gives a common cause. If it's not a reliable source, we could find a better one. In addition to web search results, the term is linked to from Child care#see also, and the phenomenon, whatever name you might give it, seems noteworthy enough to cross-reference. -- Beland ( talk) 01:16, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Hello, we are a group of medical students from Queen's University. We are working to improve this article over the next month and will be posting our planned changes on this talk page. We look forward to working with the existing Wikipedia medical editing community to improve this article and share evidence. We welcome feedback and suggestions as we learn to edit. Thank you. Ceelteamsix ( talk) 20:18, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
1. We propose to add the following sentences into the Heat Stroke#Signs and Symptoms section: "However, high body temperature does not necessarily indicate that heat stroke is present, such as with people in high-performance endurance sports or with people experiencing fevers. [1] When diagnosing exertional heat stroke, it may be best to avoid relying on a specific temperature threshold, and instead focus on other symptoms. [2]”-- ILoveCarl ( talk) 01:22, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
2. We propose to update the second paragraph in the signs and symptoms section with more in depth information and rearrangement of previous text to fit the added timeline. We also included additional hyperlinks. The edited paragraph is as follows:
Early symptoms of heat stroke include behavioral changes, confusion, delirium, dizziness, weakness, agitation, combativeness, slurred speech, nausea, and vomiting. [3] In some individuals suffering from exertional heatstroke, seizures and sphincter incontinence have also been reported. [3]
3. Additionally, in exertional heat stroke, the affected person may sweat excessively. [4] If treatment is delayed, patients could develop vital organ damage, unconsciousness and even organ failure. In the absence of prompt and adequate treatment, heatstroke can be fatal. [5]
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We propose to create a section called Pathophysiology. Our proposed paragraph is as follows: The pathophysiology of heat stroke involves an intense heat overload followed by a failure of the body’s thermoregulatory mechanisms. More specifically, heat stroke leads to inflammatory and coagulation responses that can damage the vascular endothelium and result in numerous platelet complications, including decreased platelet counts, platelet clumping, and suppressed platelet release from bone marrow. [1] Ceelteamsix ( talk) 22:14, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
We propose the addition of a second paragraph to the Pathophysiology section as follows: Growing evidence also suggests the existence of a second pathway underlying heat stroke that involves heat and exercise-driven endotoxemia. [2] Although its exact mechanism is not yet fully understood, this model theorizes that extreme exercise and heat disrupt the intestinal barrier by making it more permeable and allowing lipopolysaccharides (LPS) from gram-negative bacteria within the gut to move into the circulatory system. [2] High blood LPS levels can then trigger a systemic inflammatory response and eventually lead to sepsis and related consequences like blood coagulation, multi-organ failure, necrosis, and central nervous system dysfunction. [2]
Since the existing page lacks any mention of heat stroke pathophysiology, we believe creating this section fills a gap in understanding that offers readers a short and broad introduction to the two existing pathophysiological mechanisms described in current literature. -- Adriyan Hrycyshyn ( talk) 00:26, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
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We propose to edit the second paragraph of the Treatment section to state as follows: The body temperature must be lowered quickly via conduction, convection, or evaporation. [1] The person should be moved to a cool area, such as indoors or to a shaded area. Clothing should be removed to promote heat loss through passive cooling. Conductive cooling methods such as ice-water immersion should also be used, if possible. Evaporative and convective cooling by a combination of cool water spray or cold compresses with constant air flow over the body, such as with a fan or air-conditioning unit, is also an effective alternative. [2]. The person should not be wrapped in wet towels or clothing as this can act as insulation and increase the body temperature
We feel that that this will improve the flow of the paragraph. In addition, we propose removing the claim that a hyperthermia vest is an effective treatment, as we found this study that concluded that immersion cooling should remain the standard of care as opposed to the use of a hyperthermia vest: [3] - Alexandrab96 ( talk) 22:30, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
We propose to edit the fourth paragraph in the Treatment section to state as follows: Immersion in very cold water was once thought to be counterproductive by reducing blood flow to the skin and thereby preventing heat from escaping the body core. However, research has shown that this mechanism does not play a dominant role in the decrease in core body temperature brought on by cold water. Ice and cold water immersion is the most efficient cooling method. [4] [5] Dantrolene, a muscle relaxant used to treat other forms of hyperthermia, is not an effective treatment for heat stroke. [6] Aggressive ice-water immersion remains the gold standard for life-threatening heat stroke. [7]
We feel that this will improve the flow of the paragraph, it removes a sentence that had no source and it provides an updated reference regarding dantrolene. Charlie5858 ( talk) 23:09, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
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We propose to replace the 1st paragraph in the Prevention section with two focused lists of bullet points, outlining prevention in environmental situations (e.g. hot weather), and in the case of individuals who are at high risk. These will precede and slightly overlap the recommendations relating to hydration in hot weather, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration checklist for workers, outlined in the remainder of the Prevention section. Our proposed changes will be as follows: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snacksareimportant ( talk • contribs) 03:38, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
1. CDC Recommendations for Hot Weather (Overview):
2. CDC and Wilderness Medicine Society Recommendations for High-Risk Individuals: [5] [6]
Please note: the in-text citations will be corrected on Monday (or as soon as feedback is obtained re formatting), so that there are only two repeated citations (as opposed to 7). My apologies - thank you! -- Snacksareimportant ( talk) 04:19, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hi @ Sparks Erin: thanks for the great ideas to improve this article. I removed the primary research references that you added as they do not meet Wikipedia's Guideline for Reliable Sources in Medicine ( WP:MEDRS) and also were outdated ( WP:MEDDATE). I think you have some terrific ideas and the systematic review that you suggested looks good. If you want to share your ideas (including using sources that meet the guideline) here, many in the community are happy to help make these improvements. JenOttawa ( talk) 15:56, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
The first sentence seems odd to me, a layman. It is "Heat stroke, also known as sun stroke, is a type of severe heat illness that results in a body temperature greater than 40.0 °C (104.0 °F)" Shouldn't that be "Heat stroke, also known as sun stroke, is a type of severe heat illness that results from a body temperature greater than 40.0 °C (104.0 °F)"?
If the sequence really is 1) you get heat stroke, 2) you body gets really hot, what causes the heat stroke in the first place? The first sentence of the "Causes" section says "Heat stroke occurs when thermoregulation is overwhelmed by a combination of excessive metabolic production of heat (exertion), excessive heat in the physical environment, and insufficient or impaired heat loss, resulting in an abnormally high body temperature" which possibly contradicts the lede? Not sure, but could be clearer. Herostratus ( talk) 03:39, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
Hello! In 2011, an article called Forgotten baby syndrome was merged into this article. The article was pretty paltry at the time ( this is the old id), and I don't see any of its contents present in the page today. Since 2011, the syndrome has received pretty significant media attention (including coverage by ABC News, NBC News, Consumer Reports, and more), and there have been technological efforts to address the phenomenon—two countries have even mandated such technology. As such, I recreated the page. If I'm blunt, it's a pretty paltry stub (in my defense—that type of article is well outside of my limited experience at Wikipedia) that overlies on David Diamond—the leading researcher in the field who it seems every media reporter goes to whenever they write a story on the subject, but I think it meets WP:NOTABLE and there's enough content there, even as a stub, to warrant a separate article. Still, I wanted to flag that I had recreated a previously merged page in case anyone who disagrees would like to contest the recreated through WP:AFD or WP:PAM.-- Jerome Frank Disciple 18:17, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 2 September 2021 and 14 December 2021. Further details are available
on the course page. Student editor(s):
Paulcm1464,
Eierscj6816,
Sparks Erin. Peer reviewers:
Mames29.
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Katie Pickle,
Cait-the-great,
Alexan13.
Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 23:15, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
This section is about children and pets being locked into cars, with a great deal of information about why and how children and pets become trapped inside of cars, along with the possible repercussions for the person responsible. But there is nothing in this section about what causes heatstroke. I don't know enough about it to change it, but someone needs to. This section is important, but it should only be a subheading under the "cause" section of the article. Primium mobile ( talk) 13:20, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
People of any age are vulnerable to heatstroke, including the infirm, the intoxicated, the mentally-impaired, and the handicapped. Cars are especially likely to be places of heatstroke as enclosed automobile interiors concentrate heat even if the external temperature seems comfortable enough (as around 25°C/77°F). Circumstances make the physical cause possible, and children and pets who either can't figure out what is going on or can't get out are especially vulnerable. Prevention is obvious enough: leave the children or pets at home on warm-to-hot days or make sure that you can take them out of the car.
People have gotten fatal heatstroke by remaining in an unventilated building without air conditioning. This is commonplace in poor areas with high crime rates in at least seasonally-hot climates (like Dallas, Texas) where such happens often. People are often more scared of crime than of heatstroke...
Prevention matters, too. Pbrower2a ( talk) 17:46, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
@ Pbrower2a: I just expanded the lead paragraph with a sentence summarizing the Prevention section.
@ Primium mobile: I just added 2 more sentences summarizing the Hyperthermia article that you cited, and a "See also" link for the Causes section. You probably could've made these revisions yourself in less time than it took to post your repeated criticisms, rather than making "requests" of other volunteer editors and griping about them for years. Please feel free to make further improvements directly to the article. That's how Wikipedia is supposed to work! — Patrug ( talk) 10:02, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
Split parts of section - Forgotten baby syndrome is becoming a widely publicized problem as of late. I therefore recommend that an article be created about this epidemic, though I am open to suggestions for the title, for which I propose "Forgotten baby syndrome". Thoughts? -- Jax 0677 ( talk) 03:06, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
a syndrome refers specifically to medical condition where the underlying genetic cause has been identified, and the collection of symptoms is pathogenetically related.
Let's be smarter than that, parents forgetting their child in the car is not a medical condition.
"Forgotten baby syndrome" was a separate Wikipedia stub article in 2010–2011, and was merged & re-directed into the "Heat stroke" article by consensus. This still seems appropriate. — Patrug ( talk) 04:15, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
An obvious means of preventing heatstroke in children, the elderly, or in pets is to not take them to places where they might be exposed to the extreme heat that can develop in a closed vehicle even in warm (let alone hot) weather. Hire a sitter for a person who might be vulnerable or place the pet in a kennel for the time if necessary. Pbrower2a ( talk) 00:36, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
Prognosis section seems to contradict itself. The first statement says that heat stroke rarely causes long term problems, and then the rest of the section describes how a Chicago study (the same one referenced by the first sentence) showed that one third of people seem to have long term problems. Crazycasta ( talk) 00:21, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
@ Doc James: Regarding this revert, I'm not sure why you characterize the source as "spam", as I was not trying to advance a commercial interest in adding it. I was trying to remedy the weird situation where forgotten baby syndrome redirects here, but isn't explained on this page. I was trying to figure out if this meant that heat stroke caused people to forget about their children, or if children forgotten for other reasons were suffering heat stroke. I found this article written by an MD which says it's the latter and gives a common cause. If it's not a reliable source, we could find a better one. In addition to web search results, the term is linked to from Child care#see also, and the phenomenon, whatever name you might give it, seems noteworthy enough to cross-reference. -- Beland ( talk) 01:16, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
Hello, we are a group of medical students from Queen's University. We are working to improve this article over the next month and will be posting our planned changes on this talk page. We look forward to working with the existing Wikipedia medical editing community to improve this article and share evidence. We welcome feedback and suggestions as we learn to edit. Thank you. Ceelteamsix ( talk) 20:18, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
1. We propose to add the following sentences into the Heat Stroke#Signs and Symptoms section: "However, high body temperature does not necessarily indicate that heat stroke is present, such as with people in high-performance endurance sports or with people experiencing fevers. [1] When diagnosing exertional heat stroke, it may be best to avoid relying on a specific temperature threshold, and instead focus on other symptoms. [2]”-- ILoveCarl ( talk) 01:22, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
2. We propose to update the second paragraph in the signs and symptoms section with more in depth information and rearrangement of previous text to fit the added timeline. We also included additional hyperlinks. The edited paragraph is as follows:
Early symptoms of heat stroke include behavioral changes, confusion, delirium, dizziness, weakness, agitation, combativeness, slurred speech, nausea, and vomiting. [3] In some individuals suffering from exertional heatstroke, seizures and sphincter incontinence have also been reported. [3]
3. Additionally, in exertional heat stroke, the affected person may sweat excessively. [4] If treatment is delayed, patients could develop vital organ damage, unconsciousness and even organ failure. In the absence of prompt and adequate treatment, heatstroke can be fatal. [5]
References
We propose to create a section called Pathophysiology. Our proposed paragraph is as follows: The pathophysiology of heat stroke involves an intense heat overload followed by a failure of the body’s thermoregulatory mechanisms. More specifically, heat stroke leads to inflammatory and coagulation responses that can damage the vascular endothelium and result in numerous platelet complications, including decreased platelet counts, platelet clumping, and suppressed platelet release from bone marrow. [1] Ceelteamsix ( talk) 22:14, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
We propose the addition of a second paragraph to the Pathophysiology section as follows: Growing evidence also suggests the existence of a second pathway underlying heat stroke that involves heat and exercise-driven endotoxemia. [2] Although its exact mechanism is not yet fully understood, this model theorizes that extreme exercise and heat disrupt the intestinal barrier by making it more permeable and allowing lipopolysaccharides (LPS) from gram-negative bacteria within the gut to move into the circulatory system. [2] High blood LPS levels can then trigger a systemic inflammatory response and eventually lead to sepsis and related consequences like blood coagulation, multi-organ failure, necrosis, and central nervous system dysfunction. [2]
Since the existing page lacks any mention of heat stroke pathophysiology, we believe creating this section fills a gap in understanding that offers readers a short and broad introduction to the two existing pathophysiological mechanisms described in current literature. -- Adriyan Hrycyshyn ( talk) 00:26, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
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We propose to edit the second paragraph of the Treatment section to state as follows: The body temperature must be lowered quickly via conduction, convection, or evaporation. [1] The person should be moved to a cool area, such as indoors or to a shaded area. Clothing should be removed to promote heat loss through passive cooling. Conductive cooling methods such as ice-water immersion should also be used, if possible. Evaporative and convective cooling by a combination of cool water spray or cold compresses with constant air flow over the body, such as with a fan or air-conditioning unit, is also an effective alternative. [2]. The person should not be wrapped in wet towels or clothing as this can act as insulation and increase the body temperature
We feel that that this will improve the flow of the paragraph. In addition, we propose removing the claim that a hyperthermia vest is an effective treatment, as we found this study that concluded that immersion cooling should remain the standard of care as opposed to the use of a hyperthermia vest: [3] - Alexandrab96 ( talk) 22:30, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
We propose to edit the fourth paragraph in the Treatment section to state as follows: Immersion in very cold water was once thought to be counterproductive by reducing blood flow to the skin and thereby preventing heat from escaping the body core. However, research has shown that this mechanism does not play a dominant role in the decrease in core body temperature brought on by cold water. Ice and cold water immersion is the most efficient cooling method. [4] [5] Dantrolene, a muscle relaxant used to treat other forms of hyperthermia, is not an effective treatment for heat stroke. [6] Aggressive ice-water immersion remains the gold standard for life-threatening heat stroke. [7]
We feel that this will improve the flow of the paragraph, it removes a sentence that had no source and it provides an updated reference regarding dantrolene. Charlie5858 ( talk) 23:09, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
References
We propose to replace the 1st paragraph in the Prevention section with two focused lists of bullet points, outlining prevention in environmental situations (e.g. hot weather), and in the case of individuals who are at high risk. These will precede and slightly overlap the recommendations relating to hydration in hot weather, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration checklist for workers, outlined in the remainder of the Prevention section. Our proposed changes will be as follows: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snacksareimportant ( talk • contribs) 03:38, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
1. CDC Recommendations for Hot Weather (Overview):
2. CDC and Wilderness Medicine Society Recommendations for High-Risk Individuals: [5] [6]
Please note: the in-text citations will be corrected on Monday (or as soon as feedback is obtained re formatting), so that there are only two repeated citations (as opposed to 7). My apologies - thank you! -- Snacksareimportant ( talk) 04:19, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hi @ Sparks Erin: thanks for the great ideas to improve this article. I removed the primary research references that you added as they do not meet Wikipedia's Guideline for Reliable Sources in Medicine ( WP:MEDRS) and also were outdated ( WP:MEDDATE). I think you have some terrific ideas and the systematic review that you suggested looks good. If you want to share your ideas (including using sources that meet the guideline) here, many in the community are happy to help make these improvements. JenOttawa ( talk) 15:56, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
The first sentence seems odd to me, a layman. It is "Heat stroke, also known as sun stroke, is a type of severe heat illness that results in a body temperature greater than 40.0 °C (104.0 °F)" Shouldn't that be "Heat stroke, also known as sun stroke, is a type of severe heat illness that results from a body temperature greater than 40.0 °C (104.0 °F)"?
If the sequence really is 1) you get heat stroke, 2) you body gets really hot, what causes the heat stroke in the first place? The first sentence of the "Causes" section says "Heat stroke occurs when thermoregulation is overwhelmed by a combination of excessive metabolic production of heat (exertion), excessive heat in the physical environment, and insufficient or impaired heat loss, resulting in an abnormally high body temperature" which possibly contradicts the lede? Not sure, but could be clearer. Herostratus ( talk) 03:39, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
Hello! In 2011, an article called Forgotten baby syndrome was merged into this article. The article was pretty paltry at the time ( this is the old id), and I don't see any of its contents present in the page today. Since 2011, the syndrome has received pretty significant media attention (including coverage by ABC News, NBC News, Consumer Reports, and more), and there have been technological efforts to address the phenomenon—two countries have even mandated such technology. As such, I recreated the page. If I'm blunt, it's a pretty paltry stub (in my defense—that type of article is well outside of my limited experience at Wikipedia) that overlies on David Diamond—the leading researcher in the field who it seems every media reporter goes to whenever they write a story on the subject, but I think it meets WP:NOTABLE and there's enough content there, even as a stub, to warrant a separate article. Still, I wanted to flag that I had recreated a previously merged page in case anyone who disagrees would like to contest the recreated through WP:AFD or WP:PAM.-- Jerome Frank Disciple 18:17, 5 June 2023 (UTC)