It's Saturday, and Jessica is helping her dad fix the roof. They need to lay new shingles on one entire side, and they've been under the sun on black tar paper for 5 hours. It's a toasty 92 degrees outside, but the humidity isn't that bad—only about 40%. Jessica has been drinking lots of water and is wearing light colored, sweat-wicking clothing, but she sits down suddenly feeling like she's going to throw up. Her heart is racing. Her skin is warm and dry with no more sweat. Her dad feels her forehead, and she's burning up. What heat-related illness does Jessica have? How should she treat it?

Heat stroke is the most serious heat-related illness. It occurs when the body can no longer control its temperature: the body's temperature rises rapidly, the sweating mechanism fails, and the body is unable to cool down. When heat stroke occurs, the body temperature can rise to 106°F or higher within 10 to 15 minutes.

Can heat make the heart rate go up?

Radiation of heat causes re-routing of blood flow to the surface of the skin, which in turn makes your heart work harder by beating faster and pumping harder. On a very hot day your heart rate can quadruple compared to its rate on a normal day.

What is the first treatment for heat stroke?

Put the person in a cool tub of water or a cool shower.

Spray the person with a garden hose.

Sponge the person with cool water.

Fan the person while misting with cool water.

Place ice packs or cool wet towels on the neck, armpits, and groin.

Cover the person with cool damp sheets.

How do doctors cure heat stroke?

For very severe cases of heatstroke, a device known as an endovascular cooler is inserted into the large blood vessel in the thigh, much like dialysis, to cool the blood. Another method is to run water – through a tube inserted either through the nose to the stomach, or surgically – to cool the body.

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