By Adam Studzinski
BLOOMINGTON – The heat is on in Central Illinois.
Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90s over the weekend, with the heat index reaching close to 100. Advocate BroMenn Dr. Karen Sung said as the temperature rises, the more likely people are to suffer a heat stroke.
“Try not to go out in the sun in the middle of the day and try to at least wear some sunscreen,” said Sung. “And avoid being in the heat for a really long period of time.”
Sung explained the symptoms of heat stroke can be similar to that of a high fever. She added a warning sign could be that you stop sweating.
“A lot of times people think that you may not sweat, or if you’re really hot you kind of sweat more, and that’s true until you kind of overwhelm your system so much that you can’t even sweat anymore,” said Sung. “Because your temperature’s so high that your body can’t compensate.”
Sung said the body temperature is over 104 degrees when heat strokes occur and it takes the body 10 to 14 days to adjust to the warmer weather.
Adam Studzinski can be reached at adam.studzinski@cumulus.com.
