How to keep yourself from cooking

If you think today is hot – wait until tomorrow.

Temperatures are expected to hit the upper 30’s, with humidex values well into the 40’s.
If you’re working outside, or working out – you need to be extra careful. Dehydration is a huge concern on days like this.
And if you’re thirsty — you’re already dehydrated.
If you don’t drink water soon — you’ll move onto heat exhaustion.

Those symptoms include:

• -increased heart rate
• -dizziness
• -headaches
• -fatigue
• -and nausea.

The next stage is worse.

Heat stroke is accompanied by neurological symptoms including confusion; sometimes seizures, and even death.

Greg Rutledge, an ER doctor from St Joesph’s Healthcare Hamilton has some suggestions about how to avoid heat exhaustion.
“Try to get in cool areas, if you’ve got air conditioning in your home and in your work. If not, go to a mall or a spot that has some air conditioned areas, drink lots of water. Spray yourself with some water, get lots of cool showers if you can.”
Other things you can do to protect yourself from heat exhaustion is to wear loose, light-coloured clothing, and wear a hat and sunscreen.
Make sure you check in on family and friends who may be at risk or don’t have air conditioning.

During heat alerts most cities opens special cooling centres and may also extend the hours of public pools.

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