RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An exertional heat illness triage tool for a jungle training environment
JF Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
JO J R Army Med Corps
FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group
SP 287
OP 289
DO 10.1136/jramc-2017-000801
VO 164
IS 4
A1 Mike Smith
A1 R Withnall
A1 M Boulter
YR 2018
UL http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/164/4/287.abstract
AB This article introduces a practical triage tool designed to assist commanders, jungle training instructors (JTIs) and medical personnel to identify Defence Personnel (DP) with suspected exertional heat illness (EHI). The challenges of managing suspected EHI in a jungle training environment and the potential advantages to stratifying the urgency of evacuation are discussed. This tool has been designed to be an adjunct to the existing MOD mandated heat illness recognition and first aid training.