Published on September 1, 2007Urgent message: The urgent care provider’s most critical role in heat illness is to identify risk factors and the cause, to cool and hydrate the patient, assess for complications, and educate the patient in the hope of preventing a more serious exposure. Bridget Dyer, MD, Samuel Keim, MD, and Peter Rosen, MD Heat illness occurs when external heat conditions and internal heat production overwhelm the ability of the body to dissipate … Continue reading Managing Heat Illness in Urgent Care