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How to prevent heat stroke and other heat-related emergencies

It’s only June, and Americans across parts of the US South and West have already experienced record heat waves. Extreme heat weather events are expected to affect more than 60 million people across the US this summer.

This comes as last summer was officially deemed the hottest recorded. The rate of emergency department visits related to extreme heat increased significantly in 2023 compared to the previous five years, with nearly 120,000 visits due to heat-related issues, according to a recent study published in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Reports.

With summer temperatures on the rise, people should know about the dangerous condition of heat stroke. Heat stroke is a medical emergency. It must be treated immediately because it can quickly become fatal.

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