Heat Illness Not Handled The symptoms of heat-related illness would have been obvious to anyone trained to spot them. Unfortunately, even though a heavily perspiring California cantaloupe picker told his field foreman that he had a headache and requested pain medication, the worker did not receive medical treatment. Instead, he continued laboring for another hour before boarding a bus with his crew. The Hispanic worker's symptoms accelerated during the drive to another picking field. He became short of breath, anxious and nauseated. Finally, paramedics were called, but the picker was critically ill with a body temperature of 105. 6 F (41 C) […]