Heat Emergencies : Causes
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The following are common causes of heat emergencies: High temperatures or humidity; Dehydration; Prolonged or excessive exercise; Excess clothing; Alcohol use; Medications, such as diuretics, neuroleptics, phenothiazines, and anticholinergics; Car...
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Heat disorders are a group of physically related illnesses caused by prolonged exposure to hot temperatures, restricted fluid intake, or failure of temperature regulating mechanisms of the body. Disorders of heat exposure include heat cramps, heat...
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Heat disorders are a group of physically related illnesses caused by prolonged exposure to hot temperatures, restricted fluid intake, or failure of temperature regulation mechanisms of the body. Disorders of heat exposure include heat cramps, heat...
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Even if you're fairly well conditioned, overdoing it may lead to heat cramps, heat exhaustion or heatstroke, causing the body to lose its ability to sweat.
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Detailed information on dehydration and heat stroke, including symptoms, treatment, and prevention
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The four most common heat-related emergencies are cramps, fainting, exhaustion, and heat strokes. These illnesses occur when the body can no longer cool itself properly.
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First Aid: Heat ExposureIntense heat may cause excessive fluid loss through sweating(heat exhaustion).If the body isn’t cooled, sweating eventually stops, but the body’s temperature may keep rising until vital organs begin to fail(heat stroke).The...
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Heat emergencies fall into three categories of increasing severity: heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke.
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Detailed information on dehydration and heat stroke, including symptoms, treatment, and prevention
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Detailed information on dehydration and heat stroke, including symptoms, treatment, and prevention
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