Heat Exhaustion Vs. Heat Stroke: Know The Differences

[WCCO-TV News, June 14, 2022] The heat is not only uncomfortable, but it can be dangerous to your health. From cooling off at a water park, to sizzling on the pavement, Minnesotans are sweating under the sun.

Like it or leave it, the heat has emergency rooms bracing for patients. Dr. Sara Friedman is an emergency physician at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.

“The challenge in the summer is the amount of heat, the period of time and the humidity that we have,” Friedman said.