With rising temperatures and heat-related deaths in Maricopa County exceeding 400 for the last three years, now — more than ever — we must find ways to "Beat the Heat." Consequently, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix created this digital series to showcase all the cutting-edge research, technologies and techniques that our institution is spearheading to help people stay safe.
In this "Clips" episode, we interviewed Jeffery Stowell, MD, interim Chair of Emergency Medicine at the college, about the effects of heat on the body and how overexposure can lead to severe health consequences. In addition, he shared the innovative, Cold Water Immersion protocol his team at Valleywise Health uses to rapidly cool patients in an ever increasingly heat impacted region.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine -- Phoenix admitted its first class of first-year medical students in August 2007. The College of Medicine -- Phoenix has 265 students training to be physicians. The college seeks to promote health and improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease for the people of Arizona and beyond through education, research and patient care.