# What happens when you get heat stroke?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Douglas J. Casa
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/douglas_j_casa_what_happens_when_you_get_heat_stroke)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Have you ever suffered from exertional heat stroke? This condition is caused by intense activity in the heat and is one of the top three killers of athletes and soldiers in training. Douglas J. Casa explains heat stroke's tremendous effects on the human body and details an action plan in case it ever happens to someone you know. \[Directed by Veronica Wallenberg, narrated by Michelle Snow\].

## Lectures

1. [What happens when you get heat stroke?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/douglas_j_casa_what_happens_when_you_get_heat_stroke/3bf0e414227f), 4 min (TED's player)