Heat Illness
Whether you love putting on shorts and feeling the warm outdoors, or find it hot and sticky, everyone must be careful not to let a heat-related illness spoil the day.
Heat stroke is the most serious heat-related illness. It occurs when the body becomes unable to control its temperature: the body’s temperature rises rapidly, the sweating mechanism fails, and the body is unable to cool down.
The best defense against heat injury is hydration. So drink up. Drink before your long run, drink up before you go to sleep, and drink up when you wake up.
Here are three problems children can have in hot weather. These conditions are largely brought on by heat and dehydration -- and with proper care it is possible to prevent them.
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Our bodies create a tremendous amount of internal heat. We normally cool ourselves by sweating and radiating heat through our skin.
Heat stroke is a form of hyperthermia (abnormally elevated body temperature) with accompanying physical and neurological symptoms.
Your body normally cools itself by sweating. During hot weather, especially with high humidity, sweating just isn't enough. Your body temperature can rise to dangerous levels and you can develop a heat illness.
Hyperthermia in its advanced state referred to as heat stroke or sunstroke, is an acute condition which occurs when the body produces or absorbs more heat than it can dissipate.
Heat exhaustion is a serious illness caused by too much heat. It is often brought on by overexertion or profuse sweating in a hot, humid, poorly ventilated environment.
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