The province91裸聊视频檚 health authority and BC Center for Disease Control released a guide to doing remote and in-person health checks during extreme heat waves.

For people who are susceptible to heat-related illness, ongoing indoor temperatures of 26 C are a risk to health while indoor temperatures around 31 C can be dangerous, according to a news release.

If a person shows signs of severe heat-related illness, it is time to call 911 and use emergency cooling measures, according to the guide. It is also important to stay with a person who has severe heat-illness until emergency services arrive.

Symptoms of severe heat-related illness are:

91裸聊视频� Fainting or loss of consciousness

91裸聊视频� Confusion or disorientation

91裸聊视频� Severe nausea or vomiting

91裸聊视频� Difficulty speaking

91裸聊视频� Unusual co-ordination problems

91裸聊视频� Hot and flushed or very pale skin

91裸聊视频� Not sweating

91裸聊视频� Rapid breathing and faint but rapid heart-rate

91裸聊视频� Internal body temperature of 39 C or higher

91裸聊视频� Very low and dark urine output

Emergency cooling measures involve laying a person down in a cooler area (if possible), removing excess clothing, offering water and applying cool, wet towels or ice packs around a person91裸聊视频檚 body while waiting for emergency services.

Mild heat-related illness symptoms include dizziness, irritability, fatigue, thirst, and an increase in resting heart-rate. A person91裸聊视频檚 skin may feel warm and sweaty and they may have reduced urine output, according to the guide.

If a person91裸聊视频檚 internal temperature is 38 C or higher, their heat-related illness has progressed to moderate severity.

If someone has moderate heat-related illness, they may experience a heat rash or swelling, weakness, difficulty swallowing and worsened symptoms of mild heat-related illness.

When someone has mild-to-moderate heat-related illness, encourage them to sit upright and drink water and try to put them in a place with air conditioning or multiple open windows to create a cross-breeze.

The guide also recommends using the same cooling measures used for severe heat-related illness and calling 911 if symptoms do not go away or get worse after trying to cool the person down.

Checking in with a person who may be susceptible twice a day is a good tool to prevent heat-illness, BC CDC scientific director Sarah Henderson said in the statement.

91裸聊视频淢any susceptible people may not recognize when they are overheating, but another person can help identify a risky situation with some careful questions and observations.91裸聊视频�

According to the guide checklist, people who are at a higher risk for heat-related illness include:

91裸聊视频� People aged 60 or older

91裸聊视频� People with mental illness or cognitive impairments, such as dementia or mood disorders like depression

91裸聊视频� People with chronic disease(s), such as heart disease or diabetes

91裸聊视频� People who live alone or are socially isolated

91裸聊视频� People who experience substance dependence or use, including drugs and alcohol

91裸聊视频� People with decreased mobility, who may find it difficult to take protective measures

91裸聊视频� People who take some prescription medications

91裸聊视频� People with poor physical fitness

In a June interview with Black Press Media, Henderson advised checking with a pharmacist to learn if your medication can affect heat tolerance.

Remote health-checks are not ideal, but better than no health-check. For remote health-checks, you need the person91裸聊视频檚 address in case of emergency, contact information for people close to them and information about the person91裸聊视频檚 risk of heat-related illness.

The full guide, with all checklists and symptoms of heat-related illnesses of different levels, is available online: ncceh.ca/documents/guide/health-checks-during-extreme-heat-events.

The National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health took the lead developing the guide, alongside University of Ottawa professor Glen Kenny91裸聊视频檚 environmental physiology research team.