Title: +038=627.001-##001T_03-Fasadevasksystem NorAcon - International Code of Practice (ICOP).pdf
Persons suffering from hyperthermia have various symptoms and exhibit signs. Typical symptoms and signs at different core body temperatures are:a)38 °C (100.4 °F): feeling hot; sweating; feeling thirsty; very uncomfortable; feeling slightly hungry. This is classed as hyperthermia (if not caused by a fever);b)39 °C (102.2 °F): severe sweating; flushed and red. Fast heart rate and breathlessness; possibly exhaustion;c)40 °C (104.0 °F): fainting; dehydration; weakness; vomiting; headache and dizziness; profuse sweating. This condition can be life-threatening and should be treated as a medical emergency, as should those listed in d), e), f) and g);d)41 °C (105.8 °F): fainting; vomiting; severe headache; dizziness; confusion; hallucinations; delirium; drowsiness; possibly palpitations and breathlessness;e)