Which symptom is associated with heat exhaustion?

Which symptom is associated with heat exhaustion?

• A. Very dry mouth
• B. Confusion and hallucinations
• C. Extreme sweating and overheating
• D. The body no longer can control temperature

Answer: (C)

Heat exhaustion happens when the body's cooling system is overwhelmed by heat and dehydration but hasn’t progressed to heat stroke. A key sign is that the body is still sweating to try to cool down, so extreme sweating and overheating is the most typical symptom. Very dry mouth can occur with dehydration but isn’t specific to heat exhaustion and often points to more severe dehydration or other heat-related illness. Confusion and hallucinations suggest heat stroke, where mental status changes are common. The body no longer being able to regulate temperature with very high fever or dry skin points to heat stroke, not heat exhaustion. So the symptom that best matches heat exhaustion is the presence of heavy sweating as the body tries to cool itself.

Heat exhaustion happens when the body's cooling system is overwhelmed by heat and dehydration but hasn’t progressed to heat stroke. A key sign is that the body is still sweating to try to cool down, so extreme sweating and overheating is the most typical symptom. Very dry mouth can occur with dehydration but isn’t specific to heat exhaustion and often points to more severe dehydration or other heat-related illness. Confusion and hallucinations suggest heat stroke, where mental status changes are common. The body no longer being able to regulate temperature with very high fever or dry skin points to heat stroke, not heat exhaustion. So the symptom that best matches heat exhaustion is the presence of heavy sweating as the body tries to cool itself.