Heat prep

●Moderate

⚠️ Check: Is the area safe for you to approach?

Extra water stocked. Go out in cool hours. Check elders daily. Know heat stroke signs. Wet cloth if no AC.

Step 1: Stock extra drinking water — at least 3 litres per person per day in heat
Step 2: Plan cool hours for errands — before 10 am or after 5 pm
Step 3: Check on elderly neighbours twice daily during heat alerts
Step 4: Prepare ORS sachets and know signs of heat stroke
Step 5: Use wet cloth on neck and wrists if AC or fan power fails

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT leave children, elderly, or pets in parked vehicle — lethal in minutes.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT drink alcohol or heavy sugary drinks instead of water during heat wave.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 108 if person stops sweating, becomes confused, or faints in heat.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Municipal heat shelters listed in NDMA heat action plan — share location with vulnerable neighbours.

Heat stroke — hot dry skin, confusion, vomiting, or collapse — call 108 immediately.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heat stroke is medical emergency — cool person with wet cloth while waiting for ambulance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Chronic heart or kidney patients need doctor advice on fluid intake during extreme heat.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Prevent heat illness with hydration and shade. Call 108 if confusion, seizure, or unconsciousness in heat.

This helper does not contact emergency services. You must call yourself.

When you are safe, you can read more about this emergency.

This content is in Draft and has not been professionally reviewed. Use alongside calling emergency services.

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