heat stroke
failure of the body to dissipate heat in an excessively hot environment, or during physical exertion
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Summary
heat stroke is a heat illness[1]. It draws 2,130 Wikipedia views per month (heat illness category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: hyperthermia[3], heat illness[4]
- Commons category: Heat stroke[5]
- Symptoms and signs: dizziness[6], mental confusion[7], delirium[8], nausea[9]
- Has cause: summer heat[10], exertion[11], body temperature[12]
- Possible treatment: cooling therapy[13], symptomatic treatment[14]
- Facet of: body temperature[15]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[16], BMJ Best Practice[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21]
- Partially coincident with: heat exhaustion[22]
- Has effect: unconsciousness[23], organ dysfunction[24]
- Different from: heat-related death[25]
- Health specialty: emergency medicine[26]
- Risk factor: heat wave[27], humidity[28]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for heat stroke include SunStroke Project[29], a musical group[30].
Why It Matters
heat stroke has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include SunStroke Project[29], a musical group[30].