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During the hot weather, it can be easy to overheat.

While heat exhaustion is not usually serious, as long as you can cool yourself down, heatstroke is a Medical Emergency .

Here's what to look for and what to do.

Heat exhaustion happens when your body is becoming too hot and struggling to regulate or cope.

It can affect anyone, including fit and healthy People - especially if they are doing strenuous exercise in high temperatures or have been drinking alcohol in The Sun all day. It can come on quickly, over minutes, or gradually, over hours.

The symptoms you will feel are your body's way of warning you to cool down, fast.

An obvious sign is excessive sweating, as well as feeling very hot and unwell with it.

Other symptoms include:

Young children, who might not be able to tell you about how they are feeling, may become floppy and sleepy.

Heat exhaustion can turn into heatstroke, which is an emergency. Get urgent medical help.

The Signs to watch for and quickly act on:

Older adults and young infants, as well as People with long-term health conditions, are particularly At Risk .

The Body 's ability to regulate its temperature is not fully developed in the young and may be reduced by illness, medications or other factors in older adults. Being overweight or obese may also make it harder to cool down.

If someone has heat exhaustion:

Stay with them until they are better.

They should start to cool down and feel better within 30 Minutes . If in any doubt, seek help.

Source of news: bbc.com