A child becomes dehydrated while playing soccer and needs medical attention. Which statement by the parents indicates understanding for the reason why the child became ill during a sports activity?
a. "Children aren't able to sweat as much as an adult."
b. "I lose a lot more heat than my child can because of my body size."
c. "I can take more air into my lungs than my child can, and I get rid of a lot more heat that way."
d. "Children always have a higher normal temperature than adults, so they're more prone to overheating."
a. "Children aren't able to sweat as much as an adult."
Children have a greater surface area relative to their body mass when compared to adults. They lose and gain heat more easily than adults. Children produce more heat during exercise than adults and they are unable to sweat as much. Sweating allows for heat dissipation. Children don't necessarily always have higher body temperatures than adults. Heat can be dissipated with breathing, but sweating is the best way to dissipate heat.
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