Too Hot to Handle
Author: M. Terese Whipple, MD, CAQ-SM
Peer-Reviewer: Justine Ko, MD
Final Editor: Alex Tomesch, MD, CAQ-SM
A runner is brought to the medical tent of the local marathon after collapsing a few miles short of the finish line. He is conscious but confused and vomiting. It is a hot, humid day.
Image 1: Obtained from NARA and DVIDS Public Domain Archive
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