We would tell anyone to be precautionate when it starts geater hotter. Heat exhaustion symptoms include dizziness, weakness or fatigue. People can suffer from these symptoms after sustained exposure in high temperatures. If not treated, heat exhaustion can escalate into a life-threatening heat stroke. Heat stroke must be treated immediately.
Prompt recognition is critical since rapid cooling is the key to treatment.
Characteristics of a heat stroke include a core body temperature greater than 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Symptoms include dizziness, nausea, headaches and muscle cramps. Milder heat-related symptoms can be treated with hydration, rest and removal from the hot environment. Dehydration plays a large role in the onset of such illnesses as heat edema or swelling, heat cramps, heat syncope or dizziness, heat exhaustion and the life-threatening heat stroke.