{"id":5925,"date":"2013-06-12T14:23:03","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T18:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=5925"},"modified":"2013-06-12T14:23:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T18:23:03","slug":"recognizing-and-treating-a-heatstroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=5925","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing and Treating a Heatstroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5937\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/heatstoke.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5937\" alt=\"Guy wiping sweat off his forehead during a sunny and hot day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/heatstoke.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/heatstoke.jpg?w=507&amp;ssl=1 507w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/heatstoke.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Being able to quickly identify if you\u2019re having a heat stroke can be the difference between life and death.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Summer is soon approaching, which means warmer weather and a lot of sun. Time spent in the warm weather can be fun, but it also has the potential to be dangerous. According to the <a title=\"MSU Health e-Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/health4u.msu.edu\/eguide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSU Health e-Guide, <\/a>a heatstroke occurs when the body fails to normalize its own temperature and the body\u2019s temperature rises, often to 104\u00b0F (40\u00b0C) or higher.<\/p>\n<p>Remaining healthy and safe requires the ability to recognize a heatstroke before it\u2019s too late and treat it while waiting for help to arrive. Listed below are the symptoms associated with a heatstroke from the MSU Health e-Guide.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>Signs of rapidly progressing heatstroke include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unconsciousness\u00a0for longer than a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Convulsion (seizure).<\/li>\n<li>Signs of moderate to severe difficulty breathing.<\/li>\n<li>A rectal temperature over 104\u00b0F (40\u00b0C) after exposure to a hot environment.<\/li>\n<li>Confusion, severe restlessness or anxiety.<\/li>\n<li>Fast heart rate.<\/li>\n<li>Sweating that may be heavy or may have stopped.<\/li>\n<li>Skin that may be red, hot and dry, even in the armpits.<\/li>\n<li>Severe vomiting and diarrhea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recognizing the signs of a heat stroke will allow you to seek medical help sooner and reduce the possible deadly effects of this warm weather hazard.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Look for the emergency steps for treating a heatstroke on the <a title=\"MSU Health e-Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/health4u.msu.edu\/eguide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSU Health e-Guide website <\/a>by searching for heatstroke in the search box on the homepage.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is soon approaching, which means warmer weather and a lot of sun. Time spent in the warm weather can be fun, but it also has the potential to be dangerous. According to the MSU&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=5925\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Recognizing and Treating a Heatstroke<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-1xz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5925"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5925\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}