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Never
leave children or pets in a parked car.
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Slow
down. Strenuous activities should be reduced, eliminated, or rescheduled to the
coolest time of the day. Individuals at risk should stay in the coolest
available place, not necessarily indoors.
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Dress
for summer. Lightweight, light-colored clothing reflects heat and sunlight and
helps your body maintain normal temperatures.
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Put
less fuel on your inner fires. Foods (like proteins) that increase metabolic
heat production also increase water loss.
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Drink
plenty of water or other non-alcoholic fluids. Your body needs water to keep
cool. Drink plenty of fluids, even if you don't feel thirsty. Persons who (1)
have epilepsy or heart, kidney, or liver disease, (2) are on fluid-restrictive
diets, or (3) have a problem with fluid retention should consult a physician
before increasing their consumption of fluids.
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Do not
drink alcoholic beverages.
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Do not
take salt tablets unless specified by a physician. Persons on salt-restrictive
diets should consult a physician before increasing their salt intake.
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Spend
more time in air-conditioned places. Air conditioning in homes and other
buildings markedly reduces danger from the heat. If you cannot afford an air
conditioner, spending some time each day (during hot weather) in an
air-conditioned environment affords some protection.
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Don't
get too much sun. Sunburn makes the job of heat dissipation that much more
difficult.
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