Common sense, air conditioning and readily available drinking water have greatly reduced the incidence of heat-related illness in infants and children. But don’t let your vigil down. Cases do still occur, generally due to lack of forethought, and sometimes with horrific results. Here is what you must know: 1. The younger the child, the more […]
Children/Hot Weather/Keeping Children Cool and Healthy
August 7, 2011 by kidstra
Filed Under: Outdoor Recreation, Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel, Sun Tagged With: acclimatization, air conditioning, air temperature, baby carriers, children, Dehydration, drinking water, fluids, healthy, heat index, heat-related illness, HI, hot weather, Infants, national weather service, obesity, perspiration, Prevention, relative humidity
