RHINELANDER, WI (WSAU-WXPR) – It is not going to be a pleasant day to be outside.
The forecast calls for temperatures in the 90s and heat index values nearing 100. A heat advisory has been issued for Price County starting at 11.
Kyla Waksmonski is a community health specialist with the Oneida County Health Department. She encourages people to take precautions. “Some ways to protect yourself and others, obviously being on the lookout for symptoms we talked about like being weak, dizzy, nauseous, or having some muscle cramping. Of course, getting into air conditioning or taking and cold showers, drinking plenty of water if you start to experience that.”
If your symptoms don’t improve after getting inside or taking a cool shower, Waksmonski recommends getting medical attention.
In addition to avoiding being outside during the hottest parts of the day, you also be mindful of inside your car. “We don’t want to ever leave a child, a person with a disability, an elderly person, or a pet in a parked car, even for a short time. On an 80-degree day, the temperature inside a car can reach 100 degrees or higher in less than 10 minutes.”
While the most severe cases of heat-related illnesses are among babies and older adults, it’s people between the ages of 15 to 34 that end up in the ER in higher numbers of because it. In 2020, 67 people were hospitalized and seven people died in Wisconsin due to heat-related causes.
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