Doctor: Don’t take heatstroke lightly


Welcome relief: Children cooling down with ice pops at a playground in Puchong Permai.

PETALING JAYA: Heatstroke and dehydration are not to be taken lightly. Such problems can lead to death if left untreated, a doctor warns.

Dr Mohammad Shazli, 38, who runs a clinic at Phileo Damansara, said some signs of heatstroke were exhaustion, fainting, heart palpitations, headaches, fever and cough.

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