Heat exhaustion is commonly seen in children during summer.It occurs in children who use to play in sun for a long time during very hot weather of summer.Symptoms of this condition are,excessive thirst,excessive sweating,,weakness,pain in the legs,headache ,vomiting,high fever and,rapid breathing. Child may suffer from excessive loss of water and electrolytes from the body(Dehydration).
If the child is not treated at this stage,he or she may go into the stage of heat stroke which is a life threatening condition.It is characterised by ,very high fever, no sweating, abnormal body movement and loss of consciosness.
if any symptom of heat exhaution is seen in children,the child should immediately be shifted to shaded area and if available,into an air conditioned room,clothes should be loosened,cold water or cold sports drinks should be given to drink ,skin should be misted with cool water but not very cold water, and fan should be on to evaporate the heat from body and then as soon as possible,a doctor should be consulted.
For prevention,no one should go into hot sunny weather empty stomach.