Heat
wave is long period of excessive heat than normal temperature which
can stay at your area more than two days. In this time high humidity
become part of excessive heat that can be harmful for you and your
family too. In this heat wave lots of people die of diarrhea, heat
stock, exhaustion and lots of diseases. But you can save yourself and
your family too by taking some important flowing step as a result if
you are staying cool area and then sudden coming heat wave will not
be able to effect on you and your family too.
1.Prepare
an emergency kit:
It
will be good for you and your family too if you collect some basic
emergency kit which can be fulfill at any dangerous situation for
your family. Be sure your collected emergency kit will be sufficient
more than 72 hours.
*You
can collect a gallon of water for each person of your family for a
single day.
*Easy
to prepare food without any hassle.
*Essential
medicine.
*Sanitary
and hygiene items.
*Pet
food
*Mobile
with extra battery.
*Touch
light
*First
aid box
2.Family
communication:
If
you detach form your family for work then be sure your family know
your contact number. You can prepare a contact card where your
contact number will be written and you family will be able to contact
you any time if they need you. A contact card is paper where contact
number is stored instead of mobile. If you face mobile traffic
problem then SMS can be helpful for you.
3.Take
some basic training:
If
your area already faced extreme wave then you should take some basic
training which can be helpful later for you. You can take training
from nearest local one. Obviously they can charge you some money but
it’s nothing to your valuable life.
4.Look
for vulnerable:
Heat
wave is most vulnerable for children, overweight person, elder or
older adults, sick people and your pet too. You should inform them
about heat wave and its effect as a result they will be careful about
heat wave and their life will be saved from dangerous heat wave.
5.Always
track of local weather forecast:
it
will be good for you if you track local weather forecast as a result
you will be informed what is going on to you local area and also
other.
6.Make
your window’s air condition well fit:
If
your home dose not have central air condition then you can well set
your window’s air condition as a result cool air will be able to
come in and hot air will be able to gone out and also your home will
be always cool especially night time. You can use adjusting or box
fan for this window’s air condition and be sure you are using this
window’s air condition at night time when outside become cool and
when sun rise then stop this window’s air condition.
7.Temporary
window reflector:
You
can warp a wood with foil or aluminium paper and then place it on
your window’s glass as a result heat wave will be reflected and
your home will be cooled instead of absorbing heat wave. You can
place this temporary window reflector on this room windows where you
spend most of the time.
8.Cover
window which receive morning and afternoon sun:
Even
you are using window reflector you can also use awning and louvers on
your home for those room which receive morning and afternoon sun.
Awning and louvers reduce heat wave more then eighty percent as a
result your home will stay cool.
9.Keep yourself well hydrate:
Keeping
yourself well hydrate will help you to become healthy by preventing
lots of diseases which buildup for dehydration from heat wave in
summer. You can take four cup of water per hour as a result you will
not suffer dehydration diseases. You should avoid alcohol and hot
drinks. You should not take four cup of water at a time. Take each
cup of water after fifteen minute later otherwise you can feel
discomfort. Even if you don’t feel thirsty then also you should
drink water as above mentioned. If you have heart, epilepsy, liver or
kidney disease then you should consult with doctor before drink much
water.
10.Appropriately
eat:
Keep
eating is most important cause your adapt eating habit at temperature
will be helpful for you. You should take meals several times a day
like well balance and light meals instead of heavy three time meals.
You should not take food which is rich in protein like meats and nut.
You should take fresh fruit, vegetables, salads and healthy snacks.
If you are sweating much then take salty water but don’t take salty
tablet unless you doctor prescribe it.
11.Stay
inside and be cool:
Keeping
yourself inside home will protect you from heat wave diseases. As a
result your body will not be exposed by sun. You can stay coolest
room of your home. Try to find out coolest room at your home and
spend as much time as you can there. Taking showers with cool water
will maintain your body’s good temperature.
12.Use
air-condition:
if
you have air-condition in home then you can feel comfort but if not
then you can find out nearest
local
cooling center who are helping people. If you don’t know about it
then you can contact local power company for cooling center or search
it to internet. If you can’t find out then use your table fan cause
it will give you little comfort.
13.
Appropriate dress for hot weather:
Try
to use white color cloth instead of colorful dress. Colorful dress
absorb more heat than white dress. Use light weighted dress than
heavy weighted dress. Use cotton dress instead of polyester and
flannel. If you go outside then use sunscreen for avoiding sunburn.
Use sunglasses to protect your eyes. Protect your head by using
wider well ventilated white hat.
14.Avoid
hardy work and exercise:
Try
to avoid hardy work and exercise as much as possible. Basically
eleven AM to three PM. If you do work then you will be dehydrated and
you can be sick any time. So avoid this work on this time to be
hydrate. If you outside then go with some one.
15.Check
your family, friends and neighbor:
Try
to check your family, friends and neighbor condition to heat wave
especially who are more vulnerable to heat wave. If you found someone
is affected to heat wave then try to help this person.
16.Don’t
leave your child or pet in parked cars:
Car
absorb heat so you should not leave your child or pet on parked cars.
Car absorb more heat and within few minute it temperature can goes
fifty degree Celsius which is enough to kill anyone. Always keep your
eye on your children. If you accidentally lock your someone in car
and you are unable to unlock then immediately contact emergency
service.
17.Look
your family member very closely:
Try
to look your family member very closely. If you see anyone of your
family member fall in sick then immediately contact with emergency
service.
18.Symptoms
of heat exhaustion:
If
you see any symptoms of heat exhaustion like nausea, headache, muscle
cramps, heavy sweating,frazzle
then immediately contact emergency service.
19.Treat
heat exhaustion:
If
you see someone is exhausted to heatwave then take him cool place,
give him cool water, if possible give cool shower and remove
excessive cloth. If condition is not improve then immediately
contact emergency service.
20.Identify
heatstroke and treat it:
if
you see someone body temperature is goes up and not falling more than
thirty minute then you should immediately contact emergency service.
Nausea, headache, muscle cramps, heavy sweating,
frazzle
and red skin is symptoms of heatstroke.
21.Take
action when you are waiting for medical assistance:
when
you see someone is attack by heatstroke and you are waiting for
medical assistance then you should take some action like take him a
cool place, give him cool water, remove excessive cloth, increase
ventilation by using table fan, cover his body with cold towels and
apply ice packs on back, neck, armpits and groin.
22.Protect
your pet from heat illness:
If
you see heat illness in your pet then you should take it cool place,
give fresh cool water. Drooling is another symptoms of heatstroke.
Rapid breathing, flat skin and panting is another symptoms of
heatstroke. Always keep fresh water outside of home as a result if
pet need water then it will be able to take it on right time.
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