Heat stroke historical perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
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Historical perspective
The bible acknowledged several sunstroke death in farmers and workers. Juddith's husband died because of sunstroke. Ancient Greek and Romans described how Sirius brought fever to men, describing the occasional use of term Siriasis as heat stroke.
- Hippocrates, in 400 BC, first described how the violent heat from the sun may cause convulsion and fever.
- Approximately in 400 BC, Herodotus, described how the Spartans were affected by thirst because of heat.
- Heat stroke prevention, first described in 332 BC, when Alexander the great advised his army to do not march in sunny days without enough water supplies.
- Avicenna, in 1020 described preventive measures and precaution for travelling in sunny days to avoid heat stroke in his book, The Canon of Medicine.