Handling the heat: recognizing and treating heat exhaustion, heat stroke

An athlete hydrates before a training session in an open-air gym on a hot afternoon. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH MURRELL | COURTESY PHOTO
An athlete hydrates before a training session in an open-air gym on a hot afternoon. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH MURRELL | COURTESY PHOTO

You know that old saying, “If you can’t handle the heat, then stay out of the kitchen”? Well, I’ve learned that when it comes to high temperatures, none of us can handle what we think we can.

When I was working as a crime editor for the Kerrville Daily Times, I broke a story about two young girls who died after they were left in a vehicle.

Authorities told me that by the time they were in danger, it…