sunstroke
Dangerous summer fever
Sunstroke is a dangerous condition caused by prolonged exposure to intense heat, especially direct sunlight.
The body's temperature regulation fails, leading to high fever, confusion, and potentially death if untreated.
It's the severe form of heat exhaustion: He collapsed from sunstroke after working in the fields all day.
Also called heatstroke.
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
- summerYear's warmest season
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- desertTo leave behind completely
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
scorching · extreme heat · hot weather · solar radiation · UV exposure · athletics · unshaded
Dangerously elevated body temperature
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- overheatingBecoming dangerously warm
- core temperatureCentral body heat level
- heat dissipationTransfer of warmth outward
vasodilation · tachycardia · electrolyte imbalance · brain swelling
Cranial pain
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
fatigue · faintness · disorientation · fever · collapse · coma · unconsciousness · seizures
Darkness from blocked light
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- ice packsChilled therapeutic pouches
- cold waterFigurative enthusiasm killer
- emergencySerious sudden danger
hospitalization · first aid · rest · hydration · fan · cold compress · immersion · medical attention
Need for fluid
- fluid lossReduction in body water
- dry mouthInsufficient saliva production
- sunken eyesRecessed orbital appearance
- dark urineDeeply pigmented urinary output
parched · rehydration · electrolytes · sweating · perspiration
Brimmed head shade
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
- siestaMidday rest
loose clothing · acclimatization · water bottle · rest breaks · ventilation · air conditioning
heatwave
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
humidity · scorching · extreme heat · hot weather · solar radiation · UV exposure · athletics · unshaded
hyperthermia
Dangerously elevated body temperature
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- overheatingBecoming dangerously warm
- core temperatureCentral body heat level
heat dissipation · vasodilation · tachycardia · electrolyte imbalance · brain swelling
headache
Cranial pain
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
delirium · fatigue · faintness · disorientation · fever · collapse · coma · unconsciousness · seizures · vomiting
shade
Darkness from blocked light
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- ice packsChilled therapeutic pouches
- cold waterFigurative enthusiasm killer
emergency · hospitalization · first aid · rest · hydration · fan · cold compress · immersion · medical attention · recovery
thirst
Need for fluid
- fluid lossReduction in body water
- dry mouthInsufficient saliva production
- sunken eyesRecessed orbital appearance
dark urine · parched · rehydration · electrolytes · sweating · perspiration
sunhat
Brimmed head shade
siesta · loose clothing · acclimatization · water bottle · rest breaks · ventilation · air conditioning
- strokesbackstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, crawl, freestyle
- heat illnessesheatstroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat rash
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- Fever Causesflu, cold, COVID, malaria, pneumonia
- heatheat transfer, thermal energy, heatwave, radiation, convection
- heat and fireignite, burn, flame, blaze, combust
sunstrokehypothermia
Dangerously low body temperature
frostbite · freezing · cold exposure · frostnip · chilblains