In the movie Greece, John Travolta and Olivia Newton John had a song together,

Summer Loving, had me a blast, Summer Loving happened so fast.

I met a girl so crazy for me, I met a boy as cute as can be.

And we all remember Greece.

But this summer, not a lot of people are having those summer romances.

The reason why, they can't go outside.

And why is that?

Because there's a heat wave taking over most of the United States and the temperatures are simply outrageous.

In fact, while we're recording this podcast, a heat warning affecting nearly 115 million Americans

are under alert from South Florida to the interior of Washington state.

In fact, certain parts of the country, like El Paso, Texas, has logged a record 27 days in a row above 100 degrees. Phoenix is destined for its 15th consecutive day above 110.

And of course, Miami has tallied a record 33 days in a row with heat indices, a measure of

how hot it feels factoring in humidity, of at least a hundred.

Now you might be wondering, did I download a podcast about the heat?

It turns out that no, you actually did download the Med Geek's podcast.

I'm Dr. Nikit Son Paul, your friendly

neighbor internist and gastronautologist. And the reason we're discussing what is the

hottest year on record is that these extreme temperatures can trigger heat

illnesses in as little as 20 to 30 minutes in some people doing

anything strenuous outdoors.

And so as health care professionals you need to know about exertional heat illnesses.

And so let's kick it off this week when we talk about heat illness and all the various components that go along with it. Now in last week's podcast we discuss liver disease but given the ongoing heat wave throughout the United States it sounded like a good idea to go over exertional heat illnesses.

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