Stages of heat illness: When you need to go to the E.R.

Stages of heat illness: When you need to go to the E.R.

Posted by on Jun 20, 2017 @ 10:45 am in Hiking News | 0 comments | Last modified: June 19, 2017

Did you know that 600-700 people die from heat-related illness every year? The elderly are most at risk, but athletic teens are too. And yes, even us hikers. In fact, heat-related illness is the third highest cause for death in young athletes. Specifically, football players in the month of August are at the top of that list. How sick you get from heat depends on how high...

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