heat-stroke
Sun exposure danger
Heat-stroke is a dangerous condition caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures, in which the body's cooling system fails and core temperature rises to dangerous levels.
Symptoms include confusion, hot dry skin, and loss of consciousness.
Unlike heat exhaustion, heat-stroke is a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment: The marathon runner collapsed from heat-stroke.
Also spelled as one word: heatstroke.
Dangerously elevated body temperature
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- heatstrokeBody's cooling system failure
- collapseSudden structural failure
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
emergency · core temperature · organ failure · seizure · confusion · nausea · unconsciousness · ambulance
Bodily fluid replenishment
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- sunscreenUV-blocking skin cream
- rest breaksPauses for recuperation
- loose clothingGarments fitting loosely
acclimatization · electrolytes · water intake · cooling vest · air conditioning · hat · urine color · sports drinks
Moisture in atmosphere
- desertTo leave behind completely
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- summerYear's warmest season
- pavementHard road covering
greenhouse · factory · kitchen · attic · stadium · car interior · direct sunlight · asphalt
Advanced in age
- infantsVery young children
- athletesSports competitors
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- farmworkersAgricultural manual laborers
construction workers · football players · miners · hikers · homeless · firefighters · pets · dogs
hyperthermia
Dangerously elevated body temperature
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- heatstrokeBody's cooling system failure
- collapseSudden structural failure
hospitalization · emergency · core temperature · organ failure · seizure · confusion · nausea · unconsciousness · ambulance · cooling
hydration
Bodily fluid replenishment
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- sunscreenUV-blocking skin cream
- rest breaksPauses for recuperation
loose clothing · acclimatization · electrolytes · water intake · cooling vest · air conditioning · hat · urine color · sports drinks · misting
humidity
Moisture in atmosphere
pavement · greenhouse · factory · kitchen · attic · stadium · car interior · direct sunlight · asphalt · concrete
elderly
Advanced in age
farmworkers · construction workers · football players · miners · hikers · homeless · firefighters · pets · dogs · obesity
heat-strokehypothermia
Dangerously low body temperature
frostbite · freezing · cold exposure · overcooling · chilblains
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