Thermoregulatory Failure

Complete thermoregulatory failure with multi-organ dysfunction affects every system in the body.

Neurological

  • Confusion
  • Hallucination
  • Ataxia
  • Seizures
  • Coma

Cardiovascular

  • High-output cardiac failure
  • Dysrhythmia
  • Hypotension

Renal

  • Oliguria
  • Renal failure

Skin

  • Often hot and dry (anhydrosis)
  • Occasionally sweating

Coagulation

  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation with haemorrhage

Respiratory

  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Gastrointestinal

  • Vomiting
  • Hepatic necrosis
  • Pancreatitis

Musculoskeletal

  • Rhabdomyolysis