Heatstroke

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[Cold Heart]

Try Pina Colades

[BipolarBob]

Thanks

[BipolarBob]

Thanks

[Organic Panic]

WHAT.... Not a single mention of “catastrophic man made global inferno boiling warming?”

Someone at the clinic better pack their bags.

[crusty old prospector]

Brutal. In Tyler we had 83 days over 100. 26 days over 105.

[crusty old prospector]

Did he mention that it was a dry heat?

[dforest]

Exactly, you can buy that stuff that looks like kool aid and mix it in water. Kids version is pedialyte.

It replaces those electrolytes and doesn’t taste awful like Gatorade.

[EinNYC]

Unbelievably, it was 100.5 degrees today in Baltimore. I didn’t stir outdoors for a moment. No need for it.

[Red Badger]

Never drink a lot of water unless you also take in some salt to replenish yours lost in sweat.

Drinking too much water will literally kill you...............

[LilFarmer]

This time of year is tough for me (50-something woman). I am outside 6-7 hours a day. I have to get most of my strenuous chores done between sunrise and 10 (or when temps reach the 80s), and the rest late afternoon. I always wear a lightweight hat in the sun, it really helps.

One tip that I learned from my son’s baseball coach - drink a lot of water hours before you exert yourself, and sip on electrolyte drink while working (or in his case games/practices). I eat a tablespoon of peanut butter with half a banana before I work, but nothing heavy. I eat a bigger meal late morning/lunch.

The second I start pouring sweat, I stop what I’m doing and rinse my head in cool water and head inside and drink electrolytes right away. That is not a time to push through.