heat exhaustion

AdventHealth Central Florida is reporting a jump in patients seeking care for heat-related illnesses as heat advisories continue across the state.

A Heat Advisory has been issued across the northern half of the Sunshine State, valid through Thursday evening.

With soaring temperatures comes high heat that could prove a danger to vulnerable people like young children, the elderly and those exposed to the outdoors for long periods of the day.

Florida lawmakers want to protect student athletes from sweltering temperatures, which can pose risk of heat strokes. The Senate Education committee heard…