Doctor Gabe Campion, an E.R. doctor with Dignity Health, warns that the Bakersfield heat is no joke.
“When your body overheats and you’re starting to run low on water, becoming a little bit dehydrated, your body can’t cool itself anymore cause the main way your body cools is to sweat,” said Dr. Campion. “So if you become dehydrated, you can’t sweat anymore; it’s just so overwhelming. Your body can’t keep up.”
Dr. Campion says symptoms of heat-related illness come in various forms…