<div dir="ltr">Information taken from this <a href="https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/sig245455">article.</a><div><br></div><div><h1 class="gmail-page-header" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:24px;margin:0px 0px 20px;font-family:myriad-pro,Calibri,Arial,"sans serif";line-height:1.1;color:rgb(73,73,73);padding-bottom:9px;border:none">Heatstroke: Emergency Symptoms</h1><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;border-top:1px solid rgb(226,226,226);padding:20px 0px 0px;line-height:20px;font-size:14px;color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:myriad-pro,Calibri,Arial,"sans serif"">Signs of rapidly progressing heatstroke include:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:5px 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 25px;color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:myriad-pro,Calibri,Arial,"sans serif";font-size:14px"><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:5px 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 25px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit"><a class="gmail-HwLinkDefinition" rel="Definition" href="https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/stu3147#stu3147-sec" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(26,90,150);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none"><span class="gmail-HwLinkText" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Unconsciousness</span></a> for longer than a few seconds.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit">Convulsion (<a class="gmail-HwLinkDefinition" rel="Definition" href="https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/sts14469#sts14469-sec" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(26,90,150);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none"><span class="gmail-HwLinkText" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">seizure</span></a>).</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit"><a class="gmail-HwLinkDefinition" rel="Definition" href="https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/stm14151#stm14151-sec" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(26,90,150);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none"><span class="gmail-HwLinkText" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Signs of moderate to severe difficulty breathing</span></a>.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit">A rectal temperature over <span class="gmail-Measurement" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">40°C (104°F)</span> after exposure to a hot environment.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit">Confusion, severe restlessness, aggressive behaviour or anxiety.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit">Fast heart rate.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit">Sweating that may be heavy or may have stopped.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit">Skin that may be red, pale, hot, and dry, even in the armpits.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;line-height:20px">Signs of heat exhaustion that may also quickly lead to heatstroke:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:5px 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 25px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit">Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. </li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit">Headache, dizziness or feeling faint. </li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-family:inherit;background:none;list-style:inherit">Weakness or muscle cramps, usually in the legs and abdomen. </li></ul></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;line-height:20px;font-size:14px;color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:myriad-pro,Calibri,Arial,"sans serif"">After calling <span class="gmail-HwEmergencyNumber" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(223,0,0);font-weight:700">911 </span><b style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">or other emergency services</b>, begin <a href="https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-topics/tw3250spec#tp21115" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(26,90,150);background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none">emergency first aid treatment</a> if emergency medical personnel (such as paramedics) are not going to arrive soon.</p></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Lorenda Calvert<br>Programs Coordinator</span><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font size="1">Pronouns: she/her. To learn why pronouns are important, click <a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank">here</a></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"> peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on this territory.</span><br></p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/675+Belleville+Street+%7C%7C+Victoria,+BC+%7C%7C+V8W+9W2+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Office:+250?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a></div><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/675+Belleville+Street+%7C%7C+Victoria,+BC+%7C%7C+V8W+9W2+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Office:+250?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street  || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><a href="http://www.museum.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">museum.bc.ca</a></span><font color="#888888"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(80,166,132)"><br><br></span></i></font></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><font color="#444444" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Our domain has changed! Please ensure that your spam and junk filters allow messages from @<a href="http://museum.bc.ca" target="_blank">museum.bc.ca</a> so that you won’t miss news of events and opportunities!</span></font><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>