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Epidemiology Emergency department visits in the United States for exertional heat illness (EHI) increased 133% during the period 1997–2006. Cases of EHI consisted of heat exhaustion (72.7%), heat syncope (9.7%), heat cramps (5.4%), and heat stroke (1.8%). Patients younger than…