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Instructions for helping yourself

Extreme community heat

What to do

  1. Confusion, seizure or breathlessness: help now. Do not wait 30 minutes. Do not drive.
  2. Go somewhere cool, rest and drink water if swallowing safely.
  3. Cool your skin. Get urgent help if worse or still unwell after 30 minutes of cooling.
  4. Power failure with life-sustaining device: emergency help now. Only manufacturer-approved backup. Request safe transport help. No wet plugs or flames near oxygen.
  5. Baby or prescribed fluid limit: request individual advice. No adult litres or improvised extra baby water. Cool skin now and follow medical plan. Do not change medicines.
  6. No cool place or unable to move: ask health/emergency services and trusted person for help. Give location and who needs assistance. Keep skin cooling while waiting. No walking in heat.

What to avoid

  1. In extreme heat, find a cooler place: do not rely on a fan alone. Do not change medicines yourself.
  2. With confusion or seizures, do not wait 30 minutes.
Unresponsive child/baby, abnormal breathing: child CPRUnresponsive adult, abnormal breathing: CPRReduced urine/thirst: dehydrationHeat dizziness/weaknessSerious signs: heatstroke