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This video by TV360 offers you expert advice on avoiding heat strokes in the summer.

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How to Avoid Heat Strokes in the Summer Jim: I'm Jim from Fridley Minnesota. I'm 74 years old. Now that summer time is here, I'm worried about heatstroke. What can I do to avoid it? Lisa Bernstein: Jim I'm so glad you asked that question. The fact is that heatstroke and other heat related illnesses lead to more deaths in Americans each year than most natural disasters combined. Heat stroke is where the body’s temperature rises acutely and the body is unable to react to this. And so you actually can't sweat and cool down the body. So, the temperature can rise to up to 106 degrees in a matter of 10 to 15 minutes. At that time, patients often become very tired, they get headaches. Their skin is actually very hot but is not clammy because they aren’t sweating and they may even get confused at the very end stages of heatstroke. The best way to prevent heatstroke is to stay cool and to stay hydrated. So, drinking of fluids, staying in the air conditioning when it’s really hot out, trying to plan your outdoor activities for times of the day when it’s really much cooler down and trying to take advantage of community resources like indoor pools or malls or even movie theaters to keep yourself cool during the summer. It’s the best way to avoid these types of problems. So, follow these instructions and you’ll have a great time in the summer and be careful.