Heat-Related Illness
Learn how heat illness develops, recognize heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and understand when urgent medical help is needed.
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Based on MedlinePlus — Heat Illness. Original educational summary; not independently confirmed by a medical educator. Not medical advice.
LearnLearning outcomes
- Explain how heat exposure affects cooling.
- Distinguish possible signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
- Recognize possible warning signs of heat stroke.
- Describe risk reduction and the need for urgent response.