This heat is out of control right now. It's so hot my daughter's crayons are practically welded to our back deck. In this kind of heat, it's important to be careful with infants and toddlers that they do not get too hot.
Heat stroke, a temperature of 105.1 degree Fahrenheit or above, is a serious condition that can lead to organ failure, brain damage and even death. Twenty-one children died of heat stroke after being locked in hot vehicles this year already, according to the Department of Geosciences at San Francisco State University.
Some symptoms of heat stroke, according to BabyCenter.com, include:
Rapid pulse
Restlessness
Confusion
Dizziness
Headache (which may make him irritable)
Vomiting
If you think your child has heat stroke, immediately call 911 and get your child to as cool of an area as possible, preferrably a cool room. Sponge down the child and fan the child. For more information on cooling down a baby, visit NYU's Department of Pediatrics' site, it's pretty easy to follow and informative.
To PREVENT Heat Stroke, which is probably the best way to go about this heat, some things you can do is keep your babies and kids out of the sun/heat for extended periods of time.
Go to a cool place like the mall, a public library, or somewhere with air conditioning.
Provide lots of fluids to your kids if they are out in the heat, preferrably ones with electrolytes like Pedialyte (cheaper generic versions are available).
These prevention tips are just some taken from the CDC Extreme Heat site, for more of their tips, click here.
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