How to recognize heat related illnesses like heat stroke

Cooling off
Emma Adams sprays her fellow Minneapolis United teammates with water following their game at the Schwan's USA Cup soccer tournament in Blaine, Minn. Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The annual week-long tournament features more than a thousand teams from around the world.
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We're in the middle of a hot-streak of weather, which has health officials concerned about heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Katie Muehe of the Minnesota Department of Health about how to recognize both and when to seek medical attention.

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