When summer gets too hot

Photo credit: IT IS TOO HOT by Meighan (used with permission). Taken on July 29th, 2009, a day of record-setting temperatures in my home city.

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At work this morning staff received an email with helpful tips on how to recognize, prevent & treat heat exhaustion & heat stroke. This prompted me to search for similar online resources.  Here are a few I bookmarked:

• Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke - from the Merck Manual Online; information oriented to health care professionals.

• Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke Treatment (from WebMD) - first-aid for these conditions.

• Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stress - concise one-page resource based on sports nutrition guides; has specific recommendations on fluid and salt intakes.