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With heat exhaustion, what does a person's skin usually feel like?

Cool, pale and clammy, often with heavy sweating.

  1. Bright red and hot
  2. Cool, pale and clammy ✔
  3. Bumpy with a rash

Why: Heat exhaustion usually brings heavy sweating, cool clammy skin, a fast weak pulse, and dizziness. Move to a cooler place, loosen clothes, and sip water.

Huh, didn't know that: Get medical help if heat exhaustion symptoms get worse or last longer than one hour.

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What do you call a tired sun? Heat exhausted.
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Sources

  1. Heat Illness (National Weather Service) https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat-illness

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