A flight attendant described feeling ill after several legs with the cabin temperature very hot and ...

Narrative:

[I] worked 3 short legs on this [aircraft]. [Another flight attendant] and I were both extremely hot throughout the day. The APU was run on the ground on each leg; shades closed and air vents open as well. Our pilots made it as cold as possible. The [other flight attendant] was very ill; vomiting in the bathroom many times throughout the day from the high heat. Passengers were complaining throughout the day. I had a moderate headache and in the middle of the night began to run a high fever. I have chills; sweats; severe headache; tiredness; nausea; a rash; and fever. I spent majority of the night awake and sick. I was unable to complete my duty day the following day because of these symptoms and needed to be replaced. I worked an additional leg while feeling very ill in effort to not delay the flight or crew. I was treated in the hospital. I was diagnosed with heat exhaustion and dehydration and was given multiple bags of fluid to rehydrate. Today; I was seen for my follow up appointment with [company medical]. The doctor was positive that I had not only been exposed to high heat conditions but to a toxic chemical/substance as well. He believes the high heat exacerbated this toxic exposure and is treating me accordingly for toxic exposure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Attendant described feeling ill after several legs with the cabin temperature very hot and that other Flight Attendant was vomiting during the encounter.

Narrative: [I] worked 3 short legs on this [aircraft]. [Another Flight Attendant] and I were both extremely hot throughout the day. The APU was run on the ground on each leg; shades closed and air vents open as well. Our pilots made it as cold as possible. The [other Flight Attendant] was very ill; vomiting in the bathroom many times throughout the day from the high heat. Passengers were complaining throughout the day. I had a moderate headache and in the middle of the night began to run a high fever. I have chills; sweats; severe headache; tiredness; nausea; a rash; and fever. I spent majority of the night awake and sick. I was unable to complete my duty day the following day because of these symptoms and needed to be replaced. I worked an additional leg while feeling very ill in effort to not delay the flight or crew. I was treated in the hospital. I was diagnosed with heat exhaustion and dehydration and was given multiple bags of fluid to rehydrate. Today; I was seen for my follow up appointment with [company medical]. The Doctor was positive that I had not only been exposed to high heat conditions but to a toxic chemical/substance as well. He believes the high heat exacerbated this toxic exposure and is treating me accordingly for toxic exposure.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1114392
Time
Date	201309
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Component
Aircraft Component	Aircraft Cooling System
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

A flight attendant described feeling ill after several legs with the cabin temperature very hot and that other flight attendant was vomiting during the encounter.