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Matt Willens is a paramedic who practices "Cool First, Transport Second" when treating a patient who is experiencing extreme heat illness. The process starts with ice. Then, the patient is loaded ...
Heat stress can decrease athletic performance and increase risk for heat illness, which is a type of exertional heat stroke and the leading cause of death of young athletes in the US, says Dr ...
Males between 20-24 were most affected, and emergency department doctors in Fayetteville treated the most patients, with heat exhaustion being the most prominent type of heat-related illnesses ...
Heat illness is a spectrum of disorders due to increased body temperature. It can be caused by either environmental conditions or by exertion.It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion as well as the more severe condition known as heat stroke. [1]
Treatment is directed at making the affected person feel more comfortable, and, if possible, resolving the underlying cause of the heat intolerance. Symptoms can be reduced by staying in a cool environment. Drinking more fluids, especially if the person is sweating excessively, may help.
Heat exhaustion is a precursor to heat stroke, a severe form of heat-related illness. Heat stroke is more likely than heat exhaustion to cause palor, hot and dry skin, syncope, and dysfunction of the central nervous system (e.g., altered mental status, loss of spatial awareness, loss of bodily movement control, seizures, etc.).
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that parents be on the lookout for the following symptoms of heat illness: Feeling faint Extreme tiredness (e.g., unusually sleepy, drowsy or ...
Heat syncope is fainting or dizziness as a result of overheating (syncope is the medical term for fainting). It is a type of heat illness. The basic symptom of heat syncope is fainting, with or without mental confusion. [1] Heat syncope is caused by peripheral vessel dilation, resulting in diminished blood flow to the brain and dehydration.