Heat prostration

Heat prostration
Overheating of the body due to extreme weather conditions. Unrelieved hyperthermia can lead to collapse and death, particularly in the elderly. Prevention via air conditioning, ventilation, and drinking extra water is the key for vulnerable persons. In emergency cases, injections of saline solution and rapid cooling of the body may be needed. Also known as heatstroke or hyperthermia.

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heat prostration n HEAT EXHAUSTION

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heat exhaustion.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • heat prostration — noun a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes • Syn: ↑heat exhaustion • Hypernyms: ↑heatstroke, ↑heat hyperpyrexia * * * noun : heat exhaustion * * * Med. See …   Useful english dictionary

  • heat prostration — heat′ prostra tion n. pat heat exhaustion • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • heat prostration — noun see heat exhaustion …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • heat prostration — Med. See heat exhaustion. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • heat prostration — Same as heat stroke …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • heat prostration — /ˈhit prɒstreɪʃən/ (say heet prostrayshuhn) noun exhaustion and bodily distress caused by high temperatures …  

  • heat exhaustion — noun a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes • Syn: ↑heat prostration • Hypernyms: ↑heatstroke, ↑heat hyperpyrexia * * * noun : a condition characterized by faintness or fainting …   Useful english dictionary

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  • heat exhaustion — a condition characterized by faintness, rapid pulse, nausea, profuse sweating, cool skin, and collapse, caused by prolonged exposure to heat accompanied by loss of adequate fluid and salt from the body. Also called heat prostration. [1935 40] * * …   Universalium

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