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Uses the story of three hikers to illustrate what can go wrong in the heat. Stresses drinking water
and electrolytes. From the GORP Trail Survival Guide.
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/ics/hea_medb.htm
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Dehydration and Heat Stroke
Presents the causes, symptoms, and prevention, from the University of Maryland Medicine.
http://www.umm.edu/non_trauma/dehyrat.htm
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Dead Heat - Why Don't Americans Sweat Over Heat-Wave Deaths?
Raises the question of why more attention is not paid to these preventable deaths. [Slate]
http://slate.msn.com/id/2068612/
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Fact Sheet: Extreme Heat
Ways to keep people and buildings cool during a heat wave. From the US Federal Emergence Management
Agency (FEMA).
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/extremeheat/heatf.shtm
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Heat-Related Illness
Tips for staying safe in warm weather, and how to recognize and care for different stages of heat
injuries. Includes a glossary of related terms. From the American Red Cross.
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/heat.html
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Extreme Heat
Identifies people most at risk, explains how to stay healthy in hot weather, and lists symptoms and
treatment of problems such as heat stroke, heat rash, and sunburns. From the US National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH).
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hsb/extremeheat/
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Heat illness
CBC News reports on heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/heat_illness.html
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HowStuffWorks: How Heat Stroke Works
Brief narrative explains the cause, effect and treatment of heat stroke.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question699.htm
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Heat Safety
What to do when a heat wave strikes. Heat related illnesses and symptoms. The heat index section
and its effects is especially important for high risk individuals. From the National Weather
Service.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/er/lwx/heat.htm
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MEDLINEplus: Heat Illness
Resources and fact sheets for dealing with heat related illnesses.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heatillness.html
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How to Prevent Heat-Related Illness in Children
Steps, tips and overall warnings. From eHow.com
http://www.ehow.com/ehow/ehow.jsp?id=7177
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