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Hot Tips for Preventing Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion August 5, 2022 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD The recent heat wave has placed climate change on the front burners of public health officials across the globe. Record temperatures in many parts of the world has scorched the earth leaving in its wake droughts, fires, famine and deaths. In July of 2022, more than 20 states in America have recorded more than 200 high temperatures breaking heat records in the process. Government and state agencies have issued guidelines to prevent heat related illness. STROKE! Need to ACT FAST and ACT IN TIME January 27, 2017 Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD Ron is a 67 year old man who was feeling fine one minute and the next minute was on the floor of the living room of his apartment with his head against the sofa. His wife came out of the kitchen and said, “What are you doing on the floor? Get up.”