{"id":107,"date":"2023-07-24T13:10:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T20:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2024-08-05T16:24:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T23:24:21","slug":"heat-related-illnesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/heat-related-illnesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat-Related Illnesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Heat-related Illnesses<\/strong><br \/>With summer in full swing and hot weather\u00a0covering much of the country, be careful that our children don&#8217;t suffer from heat-related\u00a0illnesses. Prolonged exposure to high\u00a0temperatures along with dehydration affects<br \/>the body&#8217;s temperature control. Heat-related\u00a0illnesses can be serious. Below are general\u00a0descriptions of some of the more serious\u00a0illnesses, but since we are not medical\u00a0professionals, when in doubt call your doctor\u00a0or 911.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heat stroke is often considered the most\u00a0dangerous heat-related illness. Symptoms can\u00a0include a high body temperature, nausea,\u00a0confusion, throbbing headache, rapid\u00a0heartbeat, rapid\/shallow breathing, red\/hot\/dry<br \/>skin and lack of sweating (even though it is\u00a0hot). If you suspect that someone might have\u00a0heat stroke, call 911. Heat stroke can be fatal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Administer first aid while waiting for an\u00a0ambulance. This includes cooling the body-in\u00a0an air-conditioned room, or if none is\u00a0available, in a cool, shady area. Fan air over\u00a0the person while wetting the skin with water.<br \/>Immerse the person in a shower or tub of cool\u00a0water. Apply ice packs to the neck, back,\u00a0groin and armpits where blood vessels are\u00a0near the surface.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heat exhaustion is usually caused by exposure\u00a0to high heat for several days. It can take the\u00a0form of salt depletion, symptoms of which\u00a0include muscle cramps, dizziness and nausea.\u00a0It can also take the form of water depletion,<br \/>symptoms of which include headache,\u00a0excessive thirst and losing consciousness.\u00a0Other symptoms of both include fainting,\u00a0fatigue, pale skin, profuse sweating and rapid\u00a0heartbeat. Heat exhaustion can lead to heat<br \/>stroke, so take immediate action. Get to a\u00a0cool area, drink fluids, remove clothing (to\u00a0help to cool the body), take a cool bath or\u00a0shower. Avoid high temperatures for the\u00a0following week.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Heat Cramps<\/b>\u00a0are another heat-related illness.<br \/>Heat cramps can occur while doing activities\u00a0(exercise or work) in a hot environment or\u00a0even hours later. Heat cramps are likely\u00a0caused by an imbalance of electrolytes&#8211;\u00a0sweating results in a loss of sodium. Rest and<br \/>restoring electrolytes (sports drinks can help)\u00a0should take care of the problem, but call your\u00a0doctor to be sure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat-related IllnessesWith summer in full swing and hot weather\u00a0covering much  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6215,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions\/6215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}