Title: Drinking water and disorientation: The perils of a long, hot, Australian summer.
Authors: Kanjanauptom, Panida; Cheek, John A
Abstract: The article presents the case of a boy who suffered disorientation following dehydration. Topics discussed include the first impression of dehydration from environmental heat exposure, the patient's disorientation with a fluctuating level of consciousness and treatment with hypertonic saline boluses.
Subjects: AUSTRALIA; COGNITION disorders diagnosis; HYPONATREMIA; CHILDREN'S hospitals; COMPUTED tomography; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; HOSPITAL emergency services; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; MEDICAL needs assessment; SEASONS; TRACHEA intubation; WATER; WEATHER; GLASGOW Coma Scale; TERTIARY care; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE risk factors
Publication: Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2017, Vol 29, Issue 3, p370
ISSN: 1742-6731
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.12760

Drinking water and disorientation: The perils of a long, hot, Australian summer.

Kanjanauptom, Panida; Cheek, John A