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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dangerously high temperatures threaten health in your area.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
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.
Scene hazards: Heat stroke, Dehydration, Power failure, Wildfire smoke
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.
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.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Patients may need IV fluids and hospital cooling.
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.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heat stroke always includes sweaty skin
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Classic heat stroke often presents with hot DRY skin and altered mental status.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Misdiagnosis and delayed emergency call.
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.