People are dying because of heat related issues. Please drink plenty of water and don't forget about your children and pets!
2006-08-01 07:50:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
we rented a condo in Fraser Colorado, the coldest place in USA. it has great summers but winter is bad unless you like snow sports
2006-08-01 07:55:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 4⤋
1. Decrease physical activity.
This is particularly advisable for joggers and high school or junior high school athletic teams. Exercise activities should occur early in the morning or in the early evening. Stay in shade as much as possible.
2. Wear loose, lightweight and light colored cotton clothing.
3. Drink plenty of water.
4. Eat light meals.
5. Put the alcoholic beverages away until cooler weather.
Alcoholic drinks can increase a person's risk to heat-related illnesses.
6. Cool down with showers, baths, and recreational swimming.
7. Adjust blinds, shades, and awnings to keep out sun.
8. Use the basement during the hottest hours.
9. Use a circulating fan to lower temperatures in living spaces.
However, when temperature exceeds 95 degrees Farenheit, a fan may not help unless it brings cool air into the apartment. Fans may even increase heat stress in very hot weather and should not be used to blow hot air directly onto the body.
10. Be a good neighbor and check on those who may need assistance.
11. Individuals with chronic health problems, such as heart disease or lung problems, should minimize activities because the heat will put additional stresses on those systems.
12. Extra caution should be taken for the elderly and young infants and children to make sure they are protected from the heat and are exercising these helpful hints.
13. Children and pets should not be left unattended in closed vehicles. Temperatures can reach dangerous levels rapidly.
14. Be kind to your pets.
Provide pets with shade and plenty of cool water.
2006-08-01 14:57:24 · answer #2 · answered by buford_bargain_hunter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Kansas where the temps have been well over 100*F for the entire month of July!
I covered my windows with dark material, to keep the house cooler. The shades weren't keeping out the heat. I keep most of the lights off, too.
The A/C is down very low. We have an average billing plan for our electricity.
We are only going out when we absolutely have to -- and we are staying inside during the worst hours of the day.
We have a swimming pool -- but even it is too warm during the daylight hours, so we swim in the evenings to cool off before bedtime.
2006-08-01 14:59:56 · answer #3 · answered by Ifeelyourpain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that bad people. If our society didn't live in the AC and knew to drink plenty of water, people would not be dying. There are countries in this world where they don't have AC and they deal with weather that is much hotter than what we are having.
2006-08-01 14:55:04 · answer #4 · answered by Icy U 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do I keep cool? Well I work in an office so I'm OK when I'm there, after work I still have to do my chores so I dress like I always do in the summer, shorts and flip flops. I have my pool in the shade so my dogs and I spend a lot of evenings in there. I just try to stay in the shade and drink plenty of cold beer(oops meant water) I live in TX so you just get through it. Thanks for asking and stay cool your self.
2006-08-01 16:53:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im staying indoors alot. I feel like my whole summer is wasting away inside. Im in St. Louis and its around 105 degrees with heat index.
2006-08-01 14:56:44 · answer #6 · answered by chlobug26 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol well in minnesota for the past week or more it has been upper 90's and hundreds. 3 days ago the air conditioning blew out, so i slept in the basement, and during the day i just went to friends houses
2006-08-01 14:55:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I keep my animals in my house in the A/C.
I drink so much water at work.
I work in an A/C office.
I drive with A/C on on my car.
2006-08-01 14:54:28 · answer #8 · answered by mthtchr05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
staying inside the house, hardly going out for anything. and get this i work at mcdonald's. supposedly their ac is on, but it sure don't feel like it. i'm ready to quit just because their ac sucks!! what u think?
2006-08-01 14:55:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the west coast has been pretty cool these past couple days.
i haven't really seen the blue sky for quite a while.. all gloomy days..
2006-08-01 14:56:28 · answer #10 · answered by sellatieeat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i take a lot of showers and try to get to the pool as often as possible. also keep the house shady so it doesn't overheat
2006-08-01 14:57:42 · answer #11 · answered by Brillantina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋