{"id":53973,"date":"2014-01-04T18:05:37","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T08:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=53973"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:55:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T05:55:24","slug":"hot-weather-can-be-fatal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/01\/04\/hot-weather-can-be-fatal\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Weather Can Be Fatal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>January 4, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With temperatures soaring, RACQ CareFlight Rescue is urging people to take care in the heat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery summer we get calls to assist people with heat exhaustion and heat stroke,\u201d CareFlight Medical Services Clinical Director Dr Tim Harraway said today.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Harraway said there were simple steps people could take to reduce their risk of heat stress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d recommend drinking plenty of water; your fluid intake really should increase at this time of year anyway,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDress appropriately, in cool, light clothing and try and stay out of the heat, so seek shade or even better remain in air conditioning during the hottest part of the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t have air conditioning go somewhere that does! It\u2019s important to keep your core body temperature down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tend to see heat-related fatalities during prolonged periods of hot weather, like a heatwave, rather than on isolated hot days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt sounds simple enough but people are busy, especially at this time of year, and don\u2019t take the time to look after themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Symptoms of heat exhaustion include headaches, faintness, a rapid pulse, cold clammy skin and profuse sweating.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce heat stroke sets in, sweating stops, the patient can become unconscious, suffer seizures or heart failure and die.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA body temperature of 42 degrees Celsius can be fatal,\u201d Dr Harraway said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RACQ CareFlight Rescue\u2019s medical team recommend taking the following actions for a person suffering a heat related illness:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Move the person to a cool place (shady or air conditioned area)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Lay the person down supporting and elevating their legs slightly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove any excessive clothing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cool the person using wet towels and ice packs and fan them down<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If they are conscious and able to drink offer small sips of cool water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Phone triple zero for assistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Children, the elderly and pregnant or breast feeding mothers are most susceptible to heat-related illnesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren tend to be more active and are more likely to over exert themselves or play outdoors in the sun,\u201d Dr Harraway said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elderly, particularly those on medications or suffering heart disease, will also succumb to heat stress more quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to check on elderly neighbours or family during the hot weather, it may save their life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With temperatures soaring, RACQ CareFlight Rescue is urging people to take care in the heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":87909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[172,3],"tags":[54],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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