Urgent warning to sauna users after woman left in hospital for 12 days The woman was also found to have suffered a form of heart attack.
Experts from Birmingham Heartlands Hospital described how a patient needed hospital care for 12 days after heat stroke led to a number of serious health problems including a heart attack.
Sauna users have been warned after a woman suffered severe heat stroke with multi-organ failure after basking for too long in the heat.
The woman regained consciousness two hours after returning to normal body temperature, but she was confused and drowsy for two days.
Paramedics found her with an extremely high core body temperature of 42C, very low blood pressure and a fast heart rate.
