{"id":6770,"date":"2024-05-24T09:03:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T09:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=6770"},"modified":"2024-05-24T09:39:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T09:39:06","slug":"extreme-heat-what-er-doctors-want-you-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=6770","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Heat: What ER Doctors Want You to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Here\u2019s how to protect yourself from dehydration, heat stroke and other serious health problems.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The heat index hit 112 degrees in Miami this week. Monkeys have been dropping dead <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/22\/climate\/howler-monkeys-mexico-heat.html\" title>amid scorching heat<\/a> in Mexico. India is experiencing its latest heat crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With warmer temperatures comes a greater potential for heat-related illnesses. Rates of emergency room visits for conditions related to heat rose substantially in many parts of the United States last summer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And weather experts are again predicting <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/predictions\/long_range\/fxus05.html\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">above-normal temperatures<\/a> in much of the country this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">We asked emergency room doctors around the country what the public should know about extreme heat.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-74c5e0a1\">Heat-related illnesses range from minor to life-threatening.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mild heat illnesses include heat rash; swelling in the hands and feet; muscle cramps; and heat syncope, or a fainting episode after standing too long or getting up suddenly. People with heat exhaustion have more severe symptoms, which could include headache, nausea, vomiting and dizziness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dr. Hany Atallah, an emergency medicine physician and the chief medical officer of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, said heat exhaustion is the most common heat-related illness he sees in the E.R. Doctors can usually help patients cool down and hydrate properly and, within a few hours, discharge them, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Heat stroke, which can be caused by exposure to extreme heat or strenuous exertion in high temperatures, is less common but much more dangerous. The hallmark signs are a core body temperature above 104 degrees; and confusion, seizures or other mental status changes in the context of extreme heat exposure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe body\u2019s ability to cool itself is impaired,\u201d Dr. Atallah said. The condition can lead to brain damage, muscle breakdown and kidney failure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Monkeys have been dropping dead amid scorching heat in Mexico. India is experiencing its latest heat crisis.With warmer temperatures comes a greater potential for heat-related illnesses. Rates of emergency room visits for conditions related to heat rose substantially in many parts of the United States last summer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And weather experts are again predicting above-normal temperatures in much of the country this summer.We asked emergency room doctors around the country what the public should know about extreme heat.Heat-related illnesses range from minor to life-threatening.Mild heat illnesses include heat rash; swelling in the hands and feet; muscle cramps; and heat syncope, or a fainting episode after standing too long or getting up suddenly. People with heat exhaustion have more severe symptoms, which could include headache, nausea, vomiting and dizziness.Dr. Hany Atallah, an emergency medicine physician and the chief medical officer of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, said heat exhaustion is the most common heat-related illness he sees in the E.R. Doctors can usually help patients cool down and hydrate properly and, within a few hours, discharge them, he said.Heat stroke, which can be caused by exposure to extreme heat or strenuous exertion in high temperatures, is less common but much more dangerous. The hallmark signs are a core body temperature above 104 degrees; and confusion, seizures or other mental status changes in the context of extreme heat exposure.\u201cThe body\u2019s ability to cool itself is impaired,\u201d Dr. Atallah said. 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