{"id":158,"date":"2012-06-21T13:18:42","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T20:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/?p=158"},"modified":"2012-06-21T13:20:48","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T20:20:48","slug":"simple-tips-to-overcome-the-heat-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/simple-tips-to-overcome-the-heat-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Tips to Overcome the Heat this Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most important measures to overcome extreme heat are to stay indoors and hydrated if outdoors, then you lose a lot of fluid when you are outside in extreme temperature.<\/p>\n<p>Drink plenty of fluid especially cool water, or a cool beverage, and avoid alcohol beverages<\/p>\n<p>If possible, avoid outdoor exposure when the temperature is too high.<\/p>\n<p>Wear hats and light-colored, lightweight, loose clothes.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure children, and the elderly have enough water to drink and assist them as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Children, elderly and other age groups with chronic diseases are more susceptible to heat stroke and should be taken care of during excessive heat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do not<\/strong> leave children unattended in locked cars!<\/p>\n<p>Sit or lie down in a cool place when you begin to feel symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Slowly drink water, clear juice, or a sports beverage.<\/p>\n<p>Some symptoms of heat stress include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sweating, High body temperature, Confusion\/dizziness, Extreme weakness or fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Confusion, nausea, muscle cramps<\/li>\n<li>Slightly elevated body temperature<\/li>\n<li>Fast and shallow breathing, Light-headedness<\/li>\n<li>Dizziness, Fainting, Muscle pain or spasms usually in the abdomen, arms, or legs.<\/li>\n<li>Heat rash looking likes a red cluster of pimples or small blisters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you think someone is having a heat stroke take the following steps to treat the person:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Call 911!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Move the person to a cool shaded area.<\/li>\n<li>Cool the person using methods such as:\n<ul>\n<li>Soaking their clothes with water.<\/li>\n<li>Spraying, sponging, or showering them with water.<\/li>\n<li>Fanning their body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most important measures to overcome extreme heat are to stay indoors and hydrated if outdoors, then you lose a lot of fluid when you are outside in extreme temperature. Drink plenty of fluid especially cool water, or a cool &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/simple-tips-to-overcome-the-heat-this-summer\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160,"href":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions\/160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bnjfoundation.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}