Is Your Kid Overheated? These Are The Signs To Look Out For.

LOADING ERROR LOADING School is out, and the sun is blazing. This is great news for kids who are ready for days filled with popsicles and sprinklers, as well as for parents who are eager to send their kids outside to play. But when the temperature rises, kids are more susceptible to the harmful effects of the heat.

It’s important for parents to recognize the signs that a child is getting overheated and to take measures to keep kids safe. Advertisement What is heatstroke? Heatstroke is clinically diagnosed when your body reaches a temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) or higher. At these temperatures, organ damage can occur.

Your body will actually stop sweating when it gets this hot, so you lose an important cooling mechanism. Your central nervous system is affected, causing symptoms such as confusion, delirium and seizures. “Heatstroke is a severe, life-threatening condition,” Dr.

Jen Trachtenberg , a pediatrician in New York, told HuffPost. It requires emergency medical attention. Children are particularly vulnerable to overheating.

“When you’re smaller, you have a smaller volume of blood, and so you are much more likely to get dehydrated,” said Dr. Janine Zee-Cheng , a pediatrician in Indiana. In addition, kids’ skin is “a little more permeable to sweat and water loss,” making dehydration more likely, they said.

Advertisement Kids also “may take longer to acclimate and start sweating, which helps lower body temperature,” Trachtenb.