{"id":80922,"date":"2015-02-11T08:36:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T06:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=80922"},"modified":"2015-02-11T08:36:58","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T06:36:58","slug":"heat-wave-warning-issued-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/02\/11\/heat-wave-warning-issued-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat wave warning issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The South African Weather Services has issued an alert for extreme temperatures across Gauteng and other parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped that the heat wave will soon come to an end.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>What should you do during a heat wave?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Do not leave your children or pets alone in enclosed vehicles or confined areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Ensure that you stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water, even if you do not feel thirsty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Try to eat small meals and eat more often.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Try to postpone outdoor activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If you work outdoors, ensure that you take care of yourself by moving out of the sun into the shade more often than usual, and stay hydrated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Do not take part in strenuous outdoor activities without a second person present to relieve you or call for help should something happen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that you keep an eye out for elderly people who stay alone or are not able to move around easily, they might need assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What are the caution signs?<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Numerous signs and symptoms may present themselves during heat exhaustion.<\/p>\n<p>They include dizziness; vomiting; muscle cramps; headaches; flushed skin and excessive sweating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can you help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Remove the person from the area and call for assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Try to cool the person down gradually, with a wet cloth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove any tight, multi-layer clothing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If the person is unconscious, turn them on their side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If the person has no altered level of consciousness, give him\/her small amounts of water to drink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Call for assistance: ER24 084 124<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information supplied by ER24 Emergency Services.<\/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='701957477f36fe8be968d498275ec8bf'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try and stay cool during the grips of a heat wave. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":557,"featured_media":79274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[508,7,2],"tags":[8297,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2623,2730,4957,3642],"class_list":["post-80922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-choice","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-community-2","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-heat-wave","tag-leigh-hodgson","tag-south-african-weather-service","tag-weather"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["community","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","heat wave","Leigh Hodgson","South African Weather Service","weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80922","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\/557"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}