what happens when a person is dehydrated?!
Question: What happens when a person is dehydrated?
Answers:
Dehydration is a condition that happens when your body loses more fluid than you take in. This means that your body doesn't have enough water and other fluids to function normally.
The symptoms of mild dehydration are:
dry, sticky mouth
sleepiness
feeling thirsty
decreased urine output
few or no tears when crying
headache
dizziness
Severe dehydration, which is considered a medical emergency can cause:
extreme thirst
extreme fatigue
irritability or confusion
lack of sweating
sunken eyes
low blood pressure
Yes to your question if a person lets it go passed the severe levels and does nothing to improve there condition. They could die but most likey end up in a hospital with a couple of IVs attached to the body pumping fluids within them.
HCW
the most common first signs are diarrhea and dry mouth sometimes vomiting
in this case you can drink gatorade a mixture of water salt and sugar
in case of heat stroke though the person may become clammy and cold and pass out (afterwhich they become hot) do not drink anything if this is the case get to an emergency room right away
Born and raised in AZ..required knowledge