heat exhaustion
noun
: a condition marked by weakness, nausea, dizziness, and profuse sweating that results from physical exertion in a hot environment
called also heat prostration
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Stray animals are also at risk of suffering from heat exhaustion during scorching summers.
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Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
If someone experiences heat exhaustion, get the victim out of the sun.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2024
Three children and one adult hospitalized for heat exhaustion after they got lost during a family reunion hike in Arizona amid triple-digit temperatures.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024
Comp said that mild forms of heat illness like heat cramps or even heat exhaustion can be treated by cooling and getting out of the heat.
—Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
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Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
If someone experiences heat exhaustion, get the victim out of the sun.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2024
Three children and one adult hospitalized for heat exhaustion after they got lost during a family reunion hike in Arizona amid triple-digit temperatures.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024
Comp said that mild forms of heat illness like heat cramps or even heat exhaustion can be treated by cooling and getting out of the heat.
—Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Heat exhaustion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20exhaustion. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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