Careful for heat-related illness
Sometimes you can’t avoid the side-effects caused by a heat wave. If you suspect you or your loved ones are suffering from any of these illnesses, you should immediately call 911:
- Heat cramps
- Heat rash
- Heat exhaustion
- Heat stroke
Your body might be overheating, or you might be suffering from a high temperature. You might experience bumps on your skin, muscle spasm, headaches, dizziness or nausea.
These symptoms might indicate you that your body was deeply affected by a heat wave. The best thing you can do by yourself is this situation is try cooling down with cold wet washcloths.
