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Heat Emergencies Learning Center
Causes could include:
- Heat Stroke
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Heat Exhaustion
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Heat Cramps
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Alcohol use; Dehydration; Heart disease; High temperatures or humidity; Medications such as diuretics, neuroleptics, phenothiazines, and anticholinergics; Prolonged or excessive exercise; Sweat gland problems; Too much clothing;
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The diagnosis of heat cramps usually involves the observation of individual symptoms such as muscle cramping and thirst. Diagnosis of heat exhaustion or heat stroke, however, may require a physician to review the medical history, document symptoms...
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Diagnosis of heat cramps usually involves observation of symptoms such as muscle cramping and thirst. Diagnosis of heat exhaustion or heat stroke, however, may require a healthcare worker to review the child's medical history, document symptoms, a...
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Heat emergencies fall into three categories of increasing severity: heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke.
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