International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management

Summayya Abareen ¹

Affiliations
1 Al-Kareem College of Nursing, Gulbarga, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Children differ from adults with respect to their anatomical and physiologic response to heat stress. Normally children have a body temperature 37° C or 98.6° F and when exposed to sun the temperature may exceed more than 40° C. These differences translate into a potentially greater risk for severe heat illness, especially in children and adolescents.

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Summayya Abareen ¹

Affiliations
1 Al-Kareem College of Nursing, Gulbarga, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Heat stroke is a very common illness in adolescents affecting over 90% of males and 80% of females in all ethnic groups. Heat stroke significantly affects physical and psychosocial wellbeing. Heat stroke is a medical emergency that can lead to elevated morbidity and mortality rates. It is one of the distressing conditions that affect the majority of the adolescents.

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