Triple-digit temps can impact your health. What to look out for

CASE IT PANICS. RIGHT? RIGHT NOW, TEMPERATURES ARE SO HIGH THEY COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR YOUR HEALTH IF YOU DON’T TAKE CERTAIN PRECAUTIONS. A DOCTOR HAS SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR. THAT COULD MEAN SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET SOME MEDICAL ATTENTION. DAYS AND DAYS OF TRIPLE DIGITS CAN BE DANGEROUS, AND WITH MORE HOT WEATHER AHEAD, BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION. YOU GET TIRED. YOU FEEL RUN DOWN AND YOU’RE SWEATING A LOT AND SOMETHING FEELS OFF. EVEN MORE SERIOUS HEAT STROKE CAUSING A HEADACHE AND BLURRY VISION AT THE BEGINNING OF HEAT STROKE. THEY’RE GOING TO START SWEATING PROFUSELY WAY MORE THAN EVEN MAKES SENSE, AND ACTUALLY, TOWARDS THE END OF A HEAT STROKE, THEY’RE GOING TO STOP SWEATING. AND THAT’S A REALLY BIG DEAL TO STAY SAFE, STAY OUT OF THE SUN DURING PEAK HOURS, AND WEAR HATS AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. AND THE THIRD THING IS, LIKE YOUR MOM SAID, MY MOM SAID IT ALL THE TIME. DRINK YOUR WATER, DOCTOR. ARTHUR JAY AT SUTTER HEALTH RECOMMENDS 8 TO 10 CUPS A DAY AND YOU CAN CONSIDER ADDING ELECTROLYTES. ELECTROLYTES ARE AMAZING BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO LOSE WHEN WE WHEN WE SWEAT. SO PROFUSELY IS SALT. AND THAT’S A BIG COMPONENT OF US. SO FOR EVERY TWO GLASSES OF WATER, I TRY TO HAVE SOMEBODY DRINK ONE GLASS OF ELECTROLYTE DRINK. THEY COME IN PACKAGES FOR KIDS PLAYING OUTSIDE, EVEN IN THE POOL. MAKE SURE THEY’RE TAKING BREAKS EVERY 45 MINUTES. THAT THE KIDS ARE PLAYING IN THE POOL OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, GOOFING OFF LIKE THEY DO. I HAVE THEM TAKE COME OUT OF THE SUN FOR EVERY EVERY 45 MINUTES FOR A 15 MINUTE BREAK. THAT IS THE PERFECT TIME TO HAVE FLUIDS, RECUPERATE, KIND OF REST A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THEY GO BACK AT IT AT THE HOUR MARK AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IF SOMEONE IS ACTING STRANGE, DON’T BE AFRAID TO CHECK WITH DOCTORS IF THEY’RE SLURRING THEIR SPEECH, THEY CAN’T MOVE PART OF THEIR BODY. THEY’RE COMPLAINING OF MASSIVE HEADACHES OR BLURRY VISION. IF YOU START FEELING LIKE THEY’RE NOT ACTING THEIR REGULAR SELF, I THINK IT’S TIME TO BRING THEM INTO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THE DOCTOR SAYS THE PEOPLE MOST AT RISK ARE THE ELDERLY OR YOUNG KIDS, ESPECIALLY KIDS THAT CAN’T VERBALIZE YET HOW THEY’RE FEELING. HE SAYS. THAT’S WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO CHECK ON THESE GROUPS, ESPECIALLY IN THE HOT WEATHER. AND HE ALSO SAYS FOR PEOPLE WITH ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LIVE

Consumer Reports: Triple-digit temperatures can impact your health. What to look out for

Days and days of triple digits can be dangerous. And with even more hot weather ahead in Northern California, people should be on the lookout for heat exhaustion.Dr. Arthur Jey at Sutter Health said signs to look for include feeling tired, feeling run down, sweating a lot, and just feeling “off.”Heat stroke is also a serious concern. It causes a headache and blurry vision.“At the beginning of heat stroke, they’re going to start sweating profusely, way more than even makes sense, and actually, towards the end of the heat stroke, they’re going to stop sweating, and that’s a really big deal,” Jey said. He said to stay safe, stay out of the sun during peak hours, wear hats and loose-fitting clothes and drink lots of water — up to 10 cups a day. He said you can also consider adding electrolytes.“Electrolytes are amazing because one of the things we do lose when we’re sweating profusely is salt. And that’s a big component of us,” he said. “For every two glasses of water, I try to have somebody drink one glass of electrolyte drink, and they come in packages.”For kids playing outside, even in the pool, make sure they’re taking breaks.“Every 45 minutes that the kids are playing in the pool outside, I have them come out of the sun every 45 minutes for a 15-minute break,” Jey said. “That is the perfect time to have fluids, recuperate, kind of rest a little bit before they go back at it at the hour mark.”He said most importantly, if someone is acting strange, don’t be afraid to check with doctors.“If they’re slurring their speech, they can’t move part of their body, they’re complaining of massive headaches or blurry vision, I think it’s time to bring them into the emergency department,” Jey said. Those most at-risk include older people and young kids. Jey recommended checking on older family members multiple times a day during the heat wave.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

Days and days of triple digits can be dangerous. And with even more hot weather ahead in Northern California, people should be on the lookout for heat exhaustion.

Dr. Arthur Jey at Sutter Health said signs to look for include feeling tired, feeling run down, sweating a lot, and just feeling “off.”

Heat stroke is also a serious concern. It causes a headache and blurry vision.

“At the beginning of heat stroke, they’re going to start sweating profusely, way more than even makes sense, and actually, towards the end of the heat stroke, they’re going to stop sweating, and that’s a really big deal,” Jey said.

He said to stay safe, stay out of the sun during peak hours, wear hats and loose-fitting clothes and drink lots of water — up to 10 cups a day. He said you can also consider adding electrolytes.

“Electrolytes are amazing because one of the things we do lose when we’re sweating profusely is salt. And that’s a big component of us,” he said. “For every two glasses of water, I try to have somebody drink one glass of electrolyte drink, and they come in packages.”

For kids playing outside, even in the pool, make sure they’re taking breaks.

“Every 45 minutes that the kids are playing in the pool outside, I have them come out of the sun every 45 minutes for a 15-minute break,” Jey said. “That is the perfect time to have fluids, recuperate, kind of rest a little bit before they go back at it at the hour mark.”

He said most importantly, if someone is acting strange, don’t be afraid to check with doctors.

“If they’re slurring their speech, they can’t move part of their body, they’re complaining of massive headaches or blurry vision, I think it’s time to bring them into the emergency department,” Jey said.

Those most at-risk include older people and young kids. Jey recommended checking on older family members multiple times a day during the heat wave.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.