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Heat cramps |
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heat stress disease Critical care A group of conditions due to overexposure to or overexertion in excess environmental temperatures
Heat stress-forms in increasing severity
Heat cramps Non-emergent and treated by salt replacement
Heat exhaustion More serious, treated with fluid and salt replacement
Heat stroke Most commonly affecting extremes of ages, especially the elderly, accompanied by convulsions, delusions, coma and treated by cooling the body and replacement of fluids and salts
Note: The body's reaction to heat is a function of controllable–use of anticholinergics, phenothiazines, alcohol, heavy exercise, clothing, obesity, direct exposure and acclimatization and uncontrollable factors–high ambient
temperatures or humidity, lack of air circulation, underlying fever, old age or infancy, ectodermal dysplasia
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Heat cramps occur when the body depletes itself of salt and you experience painful cramps. ``When the temperature is high, prolonged sun exposure may cause heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps and dehydration,'' said Dr. Many others require medical attention owing to exertional heat illnesses such as dehydration, exertional heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps and hyponatremia. |
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