Doctors offer tips and advice about how to keep kids safe in the heat.
With temperatures throughout the country and world now hitting triple digits for extended periods, summer living can feel like surviving inside of a kiln.
“If your kids are going to be outside, especially in the heat of day, you’ve got to start thinking about that because the cooling mechanisms that we usually have start not to function as well,” says Charles Braverman, a pediatrician with Advocate Children’s Medical Group in suburban Chicago. Middle-schoolers and teens participating in sports are also at increased risk, she says, because the activities they’re engaged in can distract them from realizing they are overheating or dehydrated.
He adds that, if possible, try to plan the most of your kids’ outdoor activities during the coolest parts of a day, which usually fall before 11 a.m. and after 6 p.m. If your kids must be active during the hottest part of the day, build in frequent and intentional breaks, and make sure they have access to either air conditioning or shade.
Early warning signs of heat exhaustion, Lipman says, include hot and flushed skin, decreased interaction, crankiness and dizziness.
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