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(Pediatrics in Review. 2007;28:469.)
© 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics
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Heat Illness and Heat Stroke (July 2007, pp 249–258)
Two readers have pointed out a discrepancy in this article. In the last paragraph on page 253, readers are advised to treat heat stroke by cooling the patient to less than 104°F (40°C), but Table 3 on page 254 recommends cooling the patient until the core temperature is less than 102.2°F (39°C). Neither the editors nor the author (Dr David Jardine) noted the inconsistency. According to Dr
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