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class="Thumbnail_description__3rVL_ false"><span id="v94409719" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Heatstroke is a medical emergency caused by your body temperature going too high.</p></div><span id="v94409720" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >If you don't cool down quickly enough, heatstroke can damage your organs, such as your brain, heart, and lungs. It could also lead to death.</p></div><span id="v94409721" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Heatstroke can affect anyone. Those at increased risk include older people who are shut in a hot room without air conditioning even if the room doesn't seem very hot; someone locked in a hot car, particularly children who are too young to open the door (cars are known to heat up very quickly inside, especially in the sun); and athletes and people working in high heat.</p></div><span id="v94409722" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >If you are getting sick from the heat, you may not realize that your body temperature is too high.</p></div><span id="v94409723" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >You may have these warning signs of heatstroke:</p></div><div class="list"> <ul data-mmanualobjecttype="List" class="bulleted"><li class="topic__listitem" ><span id="v75628567" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Weakness, dizziness, or light-headedness</p></div></li><li class="topic__listitem" ><span id="v75628569" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Headache</p></div></li><li class="topic__listitem" ><span id="v75628571" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Feeling sick to your stomach</p></div></li><li class="topic__listitem" ><span id="v75628573" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Throwing up</p></div></li></ul></div><span id="v94409724" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >If your skin is hot, flushed, or dry and you are showing signs of confusion, these are indicators of heat stroke. You may or may not be sweaty if you have heatstroke. </p></div><span id="v94409725" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Heatstroke is diagnosed based on what happened to you, your symptoms, and your body temperature. Your doctor will do blood and urine tests to see if your organs are working right.</p></div><span id="v94409726" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >To prevent heatstroke when it's hot outside, it's important to wear lightweight clothes that aren't too tight, stay out of the sun as much as you can, drink plenty of fluids even if you don't feel thirsty, and avoid heavy exercise in the hottest part of the day.</p></div><span id="v94409727" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Ask your doctor if any of your health problems or medicines may raise your risk of heatstroke.</p></div><span id="v94409728" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >Check on older people, especially those who don't have air conditioning, and never leave a young child in a parked car.</p></div><span id="v94409729" class="anchor" ></span><div class="para" > <p >If you know you're going to have to work or exercise in the heat, get your body used to the heat gradually. 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