Heat stroke/exhaustion

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The only problems for the naked dancers were reports of sunburn and heat exhaustion.Hi,Is "heat exhaustion" in the above equal to "heat stroke?" If not, what are their differences? Thanks.

JohnParis · Accepted Answer

No, heat stroke has particular criteria - and you can die from it. Heat stroke is when the body's temperature regulation fails. The patient becomes confused, lethargic and may have a seizure, the skin stops sweating and the body temperature exceeds 106 F (41 C ).

Heat exhaustion is much less extreme.

Angliholic · Answer

Thanks, John.

Got it.

Btw, what did you mean by "seizure" in your post?

CalifJim · Answer

http://www.google.com/search?q=seizure&tbo=p&tbm=vid&source=vgc&hl=en&aq=f

Warning: You may find these images disturbing.

CJ

JohnParis · Answer

Jim - Thanks for your input on epileptic seizures. The YouTube vids are quite accurate and can be very useful in understanding what patients with epilepsy live with. Posting them raises the level of awareness. Thanks, again.

Angliholic - heat stroke seizures differ from epileptic seizures in a few important ways. Generally, they are much less violent and with much less movement. Often, patients that develop a seizure during heatstroke may be under treatment with anticonvulsants and do not exhibit many of the exaggerated movements seen in other seizures. By the time a victim of heat stroke reaches the seizure stage, he has reached a level where the ability for muscle contraction is seriously impaired. The patient lacks sufficient water for the body to perform many of its basic functions. In the summer of 2003, a heat wave in northern France struck the city of Paris particularly hard. Many families had left town for vacation. Shut-ins and the elderly began to die at alarmingly high rates because their usual "caregivers" were absent. Those lucky enough to make it to emergency services were either revived or died of heat stroke. I observed that many patients, although receiving proper care, were unable to be stabilized because of complications brought on by advanced dehydration and other pre-existing conditions. Seizures just prior to succumbing were frequent.

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