Heat is an unpredictable and uncontrollable environmental element that acts as an environmental stressor.
Is it hot enough for you? How are you coping with the heat? Heat can be an extreme and hostile environmental element that taxes our bodies and our coping abilities. As an unpredictable and uncontrollable environmental stressor that restricts our movements and requires significant adaptive energy, it’s a big, hot deal. So no, you’re not being a sweaty, whiny baby if it’s getting to you.
Knowing the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke can turn you into a potentially life-saving bystander. Although you may be distracted by your own discomfort, notice those around you. Distraction is the enemy of the first step of bystander intervention . Learn who is at high risk and the signs of heat-related illness