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If someone needs immediate help with extreme heat, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dangerously high temperatures threaten health in your area.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Stay cool indoors. Drink water. Avoid midday sun.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Official heat alert, temperature above 40°C, or hot nights without cooling.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dizziness, throbbing headache, hot dry skin, or confusion in someone.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heat waves kill through heat stroke when body cannot cool below deadly core temperature.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Elderly, infants, and outdoor workers face highest risk.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move affected person to shade or air-conditioned space.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Offer small sips of water if conscious.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cool with wet cloths on neck, wrists, and armpits.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Use fan with mist if electricity available.
When and how to get professional help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Prevent heat illness through cooling and hydration. Call emergency care for altered mental state.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if vomiting, seizures, unconsciousness, or hot dry skin with confusion.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Use cooling while waiting for ambulance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heat stroke is emergency — delay kills.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT leave children or pets in parked vehicles.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT ignore confusion in elderly — may be heat stroke not dementia.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heat stroke always includes sweaty skin
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Classic heat stroke often presents with hot DRY skin and altered mental status.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Misdiagnosis and delayed emergency call.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Aftershock
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — The ground shakes again after the main earthquake.
Avalanche warning
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avalanche danger is high on slopes where you are traveling or living.
Buried in avalanche
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You or someone nearby is buried in avalanche snow.
Compound disaster
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Multiple disasters overlap — e.g. earthquake and tsunami, cyclone and flood.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Patients may need IV fluids and hospital cooling.