Heat Cramps
Muscular pains and spasms due to heavy exertion.
Heat Exhaustion
Typically occurs when people exercise heavily or work in a hot, humid place where body fluids are lost through heavy sweating. . If not treated, the victim’s condition will worsen.
Heat Stroke
A life-threatening condition. The victim’s temperature control system, which produces sweating to cool the body, stops working. The body temperature can rise so high that brain damage and death may result.
For More Information on Heat and Heat Emergencies visit www.fema.gov
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