I'm keeping an eye out for heat stroke in my area and I can't figure out what a full body flush would look like on dark skin since all the pictures are just fake training pictures. Anyone have video/pics of a heat stroke flush on black skin?
Big thanks to @rezmacro for the info!
More info from @tragicmoth on things to look out for in darker skin tones: the other signs including:
• High internal (core) body temperature, typically over 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius).
• Behavior changes — like agitation or aggression.
• Blurred vision.
• Confusion.
• Delirium.
• Dizziness.
• Fainting (syncope).
• Fast heart rate (tachycardia).
• Fast, shallow breathing (tachypnea).
• Low blood pressure (hypotension).
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Seizures.
• Slurred speech.
• Skin color changes — either flushed or paler than usual.
• Skin that’s dry and cool to the touch (classic heat stroke) or sweaty (exertional heat stroke).
• Weakness.
Especially keep an eye on your local homeless population since they're most likely to be affected from lack of shelter
Confirmation and update from @rubyroboticalt!
Including a link to Blackdoctor.org
last time I'm reblogging this for now unless it gets more to add, but it's important you internalize as many of these as possible. The blind guy outside the corner store may not have visible pupils to look at, that woman on the corner may have a skin condition that makes her skin blotchy to begin with- people are going to show different signs in the moment.
Skin is an easy shorthand if only cause there's so much of it and it's usually visible in this heat, but the more you know, the better.
