Be sure not to stay in saunas too long, as this can cause dehydration and heat stroke.
Air-conditioning is scarce, though temperatures exceed 110 degrees (giving this reporter heat stroke--twice).
Russell, nicknamed 'heat stroke', knows what some people, even in this recycling paradise, actually put in their black bags.
The heat is proving a challenge for most of us and a few guys have suffered some mild heat stroke.
The degree to which heat stress and exertional heat stroke may have played a role in these deaths is also unclear.
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More alarming is hot weather, which can bring dehydration and heat stroke.
"Heat-related illness such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke are a real threat, " the National Weather Service said in issuing an excessive heat warning through Sunday for eastern Missouri, including St.
The problem is expected to be more acute in sprawling so-called mega-cities in poor countries, which have more difficulty informing people about how to prevent heat stroke and where infrastructure is lacking.
Over the last two days, not even two days, about 44 hours now, they've taken care of close to 100 patients, everything ranging from heat stroke to bullet wounds to the head.
In the other studies, there was no evidence of adverse effects on kidney and liver function, no reports of light-headedness or loss of consciousness, no evidence of fluid or electrolyte loss that might contribute to heat stroke.
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The lack of any significant let up in the blistering conditions is a concern, authorities say, because the effects of heat can be cumulative -- so the longer you experience it, the more likely you are to experience conditions such as heat stroke, dehydration and the like.
In 2003 it was covered up by the media but later blipped briefly that the death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Belcher, which was supposedly due to taking the herb Ephedra was actually due to heat stroke when he collapsed with a core temperature of 106 degrees Fahrenheit in Florida.
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Child Safety Week is Sept. 19 - 25, and it's no small cause: Car crashes are the leading cause of death for children 3 to 14 years old, and 2010 is on course to be a record-breaking year for the number of children who die from heat-stroke in parked cars.
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