Hyperthermia relates to three conditions and these are:

Heat stressHeat exhaustionHeat stroke

A person can have an elevated temperature due to either internal or external factors. […]

Hyperthermia relates to three conditions and these are:

Heat stressHeat exhaustionHeat stroke

A person can have an elevated temperature due to either internal or external factors. […]

Heat stress is a mild form of heat related illness and can presents as the following:

Mild increase in temperatureSwelling of the ankles and feetFeeling faintLack […]

People over 80 years oldDue to impaired thermoregulation

ChildrenDue to their proportionately larger body surface area

Some medical conditionsHypothyroidism, stroke – due to impaired thermoregulation

IntoxicationAlcohol, recreational drugs

DrowningIn […]

Heat stress is a mild form of heat related illness and can presents as the following:

Mild increase in temperatureSwelling of the ankles and feetFeeling faintLack […]