{"id":3579,"date":"2019-08-19T12:45:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T12:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/2019\/08\/19\/the-difference-between-heat-exhaustion-and-heat-stroke\/"},"modified":"2019-08-19T12:45:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T12:45:03","slug":"the-difference-between-heat-exhaustion-and-heat-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/2019\/08\/19\/the-difference-between-heat-exhaustion-and-heat-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between Heat Exhaustion And Heat Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It\u2019s getting hot outside. As temperatures rise, an increasing percentage of people are going to overdo it.\u00a0It happens every year.\u00a0 If you\u2019re one of the unfortunate people who succumbs to the effects of the heat, can you tell the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke?<\/p>\n

Here are some guidelines to help you tell the two apart.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heat exhaustion is the first step. Symptoms can be similar to, but less severe than, heat stroke. If you don\u2019t listen to your body\u2019s warnings to cool down and hydrate, and you keep exerting yourself, your heat exhaustion symptoms will worsen.\u00a0 At this point, you\u2019ll start getting light headed, dizzy, and you may develop a sharp headache, in addition to feeling your muscles cramp.<\/p>\n

Heat Stroke isn\u2019t something that will just happen all at once to you.\u00a0 There\u2019s a build-up to that condition. Your body will warn you first.\u00a0 The first things you\u2019ll experience on the way to a heat stroke are sweating, thirst, headache, fatigue, and mild heat cramps, which are caused by a combination of exposure to the sun and physical exertion. Heat stroke can damage your organs.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll know a heat cramp when you feel it because you\u2019ll start sweating even more than usual, you\u2019ll get extraordinarily thirsty, and you\u2019ll start cramping in either your arms, legs or stomach.\u00a0 If you feel these symptoms, stop what you\u2019re doing, find some shade and hydrate! Drink a glass of water followed by some Gatorade or something similar so you can put some electrolytes back into your system too.<\/p>\n

At this point, you may need to lie down somewhere cool, drink plenty of fluids and maybe even take a long, cool shower to start your body on the road to recovery.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re stubborn and you still don\u2019t stop, your body temperature will spike, reaching 104 degrees or higher, you\u2019ll stop sweating, you\u2019ll get nauseated, and start breathing rapidly.\u00a0 Your heart will start beating rapidly too, and you\u2019ll become visibly confused and disoriented. This is heat stroke.<\/p>\n

When you reach this stage, forget home remedies.\u00a0 Someone needs to call the hospital for you to get you proper treatment.\u00a0 Please do not let yourself get to this point!\u00a0 Stay safe out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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