Heat-Related Emergencies
Burns
What is it? Tissue damage from hot liquids, the sun, flames, chemicals, electricity, steam and o...
Dehydration
What is it? When the body loses too much water or fluids. What causes it? Heat exposure ...
Heat Cramps
What is it? Painful, involuntary muscle spasms that usually occur during heavy exercise in hot e...
Heat Exhaustion
What is it? The body's response to an excessive loss of water and salt, usually through excessiv...
Heatstroke
What is it? The most serious heat-related illness. It occurs when the body can no longer control...
Sunburn
What is it? To burn or discolor from the sun. Symptoms: The affected skin will be: Painfu...