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no. a heat wave is weather, a heat stroke is a health condition.
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What are the effect of wave?
heat stroke, heat cramps and heat exhaustion
How does heat waves effect people?
a heat wave can cause : dehydration, heat stroke, lethargy which is lack of energy or sleepiness
Is the most severe form of heat illness and you a life threatening emergency?
heat stroke
Is the most severe form of heat illness and is a life-threatening emergency.?
heat stroke
What heat emergency would you apply cool packs to the neck and groin and armpits?
Heat Stroke
Compare and contrast a cold wave and a heat wave?
they are both can formed by the same high pressure system . the heat waves are extended periods of above-normal temperatures . but the cold wave is an extended periods of below-normal temperatures .
What do you call a heat attack?
A heat stroke.
When is the famous heat wave recorded?
In1904 there was a long heat wave.
Who beat the heat wave in Heat Wave?
everyone that is still alive??
Can a heat wave be snow and heat?
No. A heat wave is a prolonged spell of extremely hot weather. There would be no snow. Rain is not usual during a heat wave either.
How does alcohol cause heat stroke?
alcohol causes dehydration which makes you more vulnerable to heat stroke
How serious is heat stroke?
Heat stroke can be life threatening and because the percentage of victims dying from heat stroke is very high, immediate medical attention is critical when problems first begin.
