hittestuwing
English translation: heat-stroke
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|  Selected response from: Max Nuijens Netherlands Local time: 12:32 | ||||||
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46 mins confidence: 
heat-stroke Explanation: When one wears an overall under his fire-proof things, it may get too hot for him. He will start to sweat. The sweat cannot evaporate and lead to high humidity levels under the fire-protecting material (which is sealed from the air?). The combination of dehydration and overheating leads to a heat-stroke: pain in musscles, oncoordination, fainting, etc. Compare sun-stroke when outside. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.tigch.nl/medisch/sportenindezomer.htm |
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