What You Need to Know About Heat Stroke
The symptoms ofheat stroke includes: confusion, headaches, muscle cramps,
nausea, vomiting, fainting and dizziness. The victim of heat stroke may act
drunk. Get immediate medical help when these symptoms appear. What
happens is that most problems may result from dehydration as the body is trying
to sweat the heat away. Sweating excessively can lead to loss of salt which can
damage the cells and the organs. Because of the loss of fluids blood
pressure drops and the heart and respiration rates increase. Blood
vessels near the skin dilate in an attempt to shed heat, depriving internal
organs of blood and oxygen. Young children may go into convulsions. Internal organs
may fail to function and the result may be unconsciousness and
coma. Heart failure is what the most victims die of, and what can also
cause death is the collapse of other organs.
