As the summer heat intensifies, keeping children safe in soaring temperatures becomes a paramount concern. 
According to Dr. Troy Smurawa, a sports medicine physician at Children’s Health Andrews Institute in Plano, heat exhaustion manifests similarly in children and adults, but with one crucial difference: "Kids' bodies heat up a lot faster than an adult's," he explained.gett

As the summer heat intensifies, keeping children safe in soaring temperatures becomes a paramount concern.  According to <a href="https://www.childrens.com/doctor-profile/troy-m-smurawa" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.childrens.com/doctor-profile/troy-m-smurawa&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719427535774000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3x2TwSb0Q4b3mG_QW3ui7Z">Dr. Troy Smurawa</a>, a sports medicine physician at <a href="https://www.childrens.com/specialties-services/specialty-centers-and-programs/orthopedics/orthopedics-plano?source_code=web_ppc&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw1emzBhB8EiwAHwZZxSX4a6Meq8dTZLq9fgRGMOJAeiOm0AfCKxWBUoopK0hqyv06st4kRRoCZLAQAvD_BwE" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.childrens.com/specialties-services/specialty-centers-and-programs/orthopedics/orthopedics-plano?source_code%3Dweb_ppc%26gad_source%3D1%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjw1emzBhB8EiwAHwZZxSX4a6Meq8dTZLq9fgRGMOJAeiOm0AfCKxWBUoopK0hqyv06st4kRRoCZLAQAvD_BwE&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719427535774000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05kqmGcmT1shbtakwT3ZO_">Children’s Health Andrews Institute in Plano</a>, heat exhaustion manifests similarly in children and adults, but with one crucial difference: "Kids' bodies heat up a lot faster than an adult's," he explained.gett

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