It's Another hot day for Windsor residents. For the elderly and small children, this type of hot and humid weather can be a very serious health concern. Windsor has two locations that residents can go to cool off including the and the .
According to the Mayo Clinic, signs of heat exaustion, one of the dangers on days like today include: feeling faint or dizzy, fatigue, excessive sweating, heat cramps and a headache. "Heat exhaustion is one of the heat-related syndromes, which range in severity from mild heat cramps to heat exhaustion to potentially life-threatening heatstroke," reports the Mayo Clinic website.
If you suspect you or someone with you is suffering from heat exhaustion, you should get the person out of the sun and into a shady or air-conditioned location, lay the person down and elevate the legs and feet slightly, loosen or remove the person's clothing, have the person drink cool water or other nonalcoholic beverage without caffeine, cool the person by spraying or sponging him or her with cool water and fanning and monitor the person carefully. Heat exhaustion can quickly become heatstroke, so don't be afraid to call 911 if you need to.
