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In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Dr. T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the June 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Diagnosis and Management of Heat Stroke and Other Heat-Related Illness in the Emergency Department
- 0:21 Intro & Promo
- 0:56 Episode Introduction
- 3:14 Spectrum of Heat-Related Illnesses
- 7:37 Differential Diagnosis
- 8:58 Pre-Hospital Management
- 11:54 Exertional Heat Stroke
- 13:50 Non-Exertional Heat Stroke
- 15:40 ED Evaluation
- 21:54 ED Treatment
- 27:15 Managing Complications
- 29:33 Special Populations
- 30:58 Disposition & J-ERATO Score
- 33:12 Risk Management Pearls
- 36:56 Wrap-Up & Promo
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Emergency Medicine Residents, get your free subscription by writing resident@ebmedicine.net

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Dr. T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the June 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Diagnosis and Management of Heat Stroke and Other Heat-Related Illness in the Emergency Department
- 0:21 Intro & Promo
- 0:56 Episode Introduction
- 3:14 Spectrum of Heat-Related Illnesses
- 7:37 Differential Diagnosis
- 8:58 Pre-Hospital Management
- 11:54 Exertional Heat Stroke
- 13:50 Non-Exertional Heat Stroke
- 15:40 ED Evaluation
- 21:54 ED Treatment
- 27:15 Managing Complications
- 29:33 Special Populations
- 30:58 Disposition & J-ERATO Score
- 33:12 Risk Management Pearls
- 36:56 Wrap-Up & Promo
Subscribers, take the CME test here.
Emergency Medicine Residents, get your free subscription by writing resident@ebmedicine.net

Sam Ashoo, MD, FACEP, is board certified in emergency medicine and clinical informatics. He serves as EB Medicine’s editor-in-chief of interactive clinical pathways and FOAMEd blog, and host of EB Medicine’s EMplify podcast. Follow him below for more…

