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Georgia Tech researcher warns of heat stroke as temperatures rise
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Researchers at Georgia Tech are developing wearable technology to detect heat injury before it becomes fatal.
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"That can lead to either heat exhaustion, heat injury, or heat stroke, which is a continuum of serious heat illnesses, with heat stroke being the most severe," Sawka said.
Meanwhile, researchers at Georgia Tech are testing potential life-saving solutions to detect early signs of heat-related illness.
"We're doing some stuff at Georgia Tech where we're looking at wearable sensors to predict body fluid requirements using machine learning to predict a head heat exhaustion or heat stroke," Sawka said.