Heat Stroke or Hypothermia

 Read the following and decide if the scenario puts the person at risk for heat stroke or hypothermia. Remember that if a person's body gets too hot a person is at risk for heat stroke. If a person gets too cold the person is at risk for hypothermia. Some scenarios will have no risk. Read carefully. 

1. Jordan likes to run outside. He likes to get exercise. The temperature outside is eighty degrees Fahrenheit. When he is running he starts sweating. His body feels like it is covered with warm water. Is he at risk for heat stroke, hypothermia, or is there no risk? 

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2. Heidi works hard on the farm. She is very strong and can throw bricks of hay. It is twenty degrees outside, but she knows throwing hay can make a person feel hot even when it is cold. She decides to throw hay in nothing but hoodie. Is he at risk for heat stroke, hypothermia, or is there no risk? 

3. Ben likes to go ice fishing. It was the weekend and Ben decided he wanted to go even though the ice was thin. Ben thought the ice was strong enough to stand on. He fell through the ice. Is he at risk for heat stroke, hypothermia, or is there no risk? 

4. It is a nice summer day. Bill wears shorts and a t-shirt and sits on the back deck in the shade. He drinks a cup of coffee and listens to the radio and hears the weather forecast, "It's beautiful day outside, 68 degrees, with a slight chance of rain this evening." Is he at risk for heat stroke, hypothermia, or is there no risk? 

5. It is a cold winter day. Thomas needs to drive to work. His drive to work takes an hour and he drives through a lot of cornfields. He does not have a blanket in the car. He does not have any hand warmers. He is wearing a jacket to keep his and boots. It's 5 degrees out with a wind chill. His car stops working. There is no more heat coming from the car. Is he at risk for heat stroke, hypothermia, or is there no risk?

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