heatstroke
中暑,中热,暑气,暑气逼人
Definitions
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- : a disturbance of the temperature-regulating mechanisms of the body caused by overexposure to excessive heat, resulting in fever, hot and dry skin, and rapid pulse, sometimes progressing to delirium and coma.
Examples
Where other animals would have to stop, to avoid heatstroke, we could keep going, stalking prey during the heat of the day.
Several people died of heatstroke in Snohomish County, while others in the western part of the state were found dead in their apartments because of heat-related stress, officials said.
In the throes of heatstroke, your internal temperature may spike above 105°F, but if you’re alone—victims often are—you’ll have gone cold by the time someone finds you.
Around 26% of all heatstroke deaths of children in vehicles occur when a child gains access on their own, and gets trapped.
McNair, a 19-year-old football player, died in June 2018 after the Maryland medical staff failed to treat him properly after he suffered exertional heatstroke during a team workout.
In hot weather, dizziness is a first warning sign of heat exhaustion, which can lead to heatstroke.
When a person falls with sunstroke (or heatstroke) he should at once be carried to a cool, shady place.