☀️What is a heat wave🌡️? Safety🔥during long hot days♨️

Peace Steemians,

On today's post I like to share some ways that people can protect themselves from hot weather sicknesses.

A heat wave is simply a group of very hot days. Some heat waves last only a few days, but heat waves can last much longer. Heat waves are the most dangerous when they last for more than a few days.

The heat causes the most damage when outside temperatures stay high, day to night. The middle of the day is usually the hottest. And then at night the temperature is cooler.

Water inside our bodies brings heat to the surface of the skin. This heat comes out as sweat. The sweat on the outside of the body evaporates into the air. As the sweat evaporates off the body, the person gets cooler. However, a person that does not put enough water back into his body, he could become dehydrated. Dehydration means 'lack of water. It is one of the most common problems in hot weather or a heat wave.

Heat exhaustion is one possible result of dehydration. A person who has heat exhaustion may feel extremely tired. He may not be able to walk very well or even collapse. But he will sweat a lot.
A person with heat exhaustion needs to stop working immediately. He needs to find a cool place to rest. He also needs to drink water containing a little salt.
If heat exhaustion goes untreated, it may develop into heat stroke. This is the most damaging and dangerous problem that comes from hot weather.

When someone is suffering from heat stroke remove the person from the sun. Take off his clothes and pour cool water over his body. The water will begin to evaporate and help to cool him down. Then, if you have ice, place it on his skin under his arms and on his neck. The ice will help to cool his blood and his body.

Try to stay out of the sun.
If you are in the sun and begin to feel sick, find shade immediately. Sit under a tree or go inside.
Avoid eating hot or heavy food.
Drink as much water as you can.
Avoid alcohol, coffee, and drinks with a lot of sugar.
Wear light coloured clothes. Dark clothes soak up sunlight. They make a person feel hotter. And the clothes you wear should be just a little big for your body.
Protect your eyes from the sun. Wear a hat or dark glasses to keep your eyes safe.
if the weather is extremely hot protect the weaker members of your community. Extreme heat causes the most harm to people over sixty-five years old and children who are less than four years old.

It is important that we know and recognize the dangers of hot weather. Knowing these signs could help you save someone's life. They could even help you save your own! Be safe about hot weather.