{"id":101666,"date":"2015-10-05T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/101666\/be-cautious-in-the-sun-as-heatwave-hits-gauteng\/"},"modified":"2015-10-05T13:02:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T11:02:01","slug":"be-cautious-in-the-sun-as-heatwave-hits-gauteng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/10\/05\/be-cautious-in-the-sun-as-heatwave-hits-gauteng\/","title":{"rendered":"Be cautious in the sun as heatwave hits Gauteng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a heatwave currently being experienced across several parts of the country, ER24 is urging people to be cautious.<\/p>\n<p>Heat exhaustion could lead to serious complications.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Severe heat exhaustion could lead to heat stroke for example and this could be life threatening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ER24 offers the following tips:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay well hydrated by drinking a lot of water.<\/li>\n<li>Keep a close eye on babies, the elderly and children. Ensure they stay well hydrated.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to ensure pets have a cool place to relax and cool clean water to drink.<\/li>\n<li>Try to stay out of direct sunlight.<\/li>\n<li>Wear the appropriate clothing and ensure you use sunscreen.<\/li>\n<li>Limit participation in outdoor activities. If you plan on participating in outdoor activities, ensure you rest and keep hydrated.<\/li>\n<li>If you are going to spend time in a pool, ensure your safety and that of children around you. Ensure that they are supervised while around and in the pool.<\/li>\n<li>Do not leave children and pets in a vehicle even with a window open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Severe heat stroke or exhaustion signs or symptoms include the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Severe headache.<\/li>\n<li>Weakness or disorientation.<\/li>\n<li>Nausea or vomiting.<\/li>\n<li>Muscle cramps.<\/li>\n<li>Severe thirst.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monitor people who have these symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Persisting symptoms should be taken seriously and medical assistance should be sought.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/101649\/heat-wave-hits-gauteng\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heat wave hits Gauteng<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/101583\/take-heed-of-these-fire-safety-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weather could lead to high probability of fires<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='4597232aa7faf049b916642376b23ff2'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Limit outdoor activities in heat wave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":101670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[509,7,2],"tags":[1824,1648,979,969,2623,6389,8672,2734,3036,3642],"class_list":["post-101666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-note","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-er24","tag-gauteng","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-heat-wave","tag-hot","tag-hot-weather-safety-tips","tag-melissa-hart","tag-safety-tips","tag-weather"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["ER24","Gauteng","germiston","germiston city news","heat wave","hot","hot weather safety tips","melissa hart","safety tips","weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}