Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter
Monday, 4 October 2021
Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter
Take care as the days continue to get hotter “Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion are serious health conditions”
Whether it is playing sport or completing adventurous activities and irrespective of age both heat conditions can be a health hazard. The incident where a woman decided to climb one of the Glasshouse Mountains on Monday 4th and succumb to dehydration resulting in her falling and requiring rescue by emergency service personnel shows just how easy a person’s situation can change. Heat illness occurs in strenuous sports, but may also occur in activities such as cricket, golf, and lawn bowls with prolonged
Symptoms of dehydration in adults and children include: • feeling thirsty. • dark yellow and strongsmelling pee. • feeling dizzy or lightheaded. • feeling tired. • a dry mouth, lips and eyes. • peeing little, and fewer than 4 times a day. How do you fix dehydration? 1. Drink Plenty of Fluids. The first thing you need to do in case of dehydration is to drink more fluids. 2. Sip on Coconut Water. 3. Eat High-Water Foods. 4. Use Oral Rehydration Salts. 5. Try IV Fluid Hydration. Recovering from Dehydration Should Be a Priority.
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exposure to hot weather. During sports activities participants should “listen to their bodies”. Heat stroke is typically caused by a combination of hot environment, strenuous exercise, clothing that limits evaporation of sweat, inadequate adaptation to the heat, too much body fat, and/ or lack of tness. In warm weather wet sponging will make children feel more comfortable. Drinks should be provided for children playing sport. Clothing for strenuous exercise, and sport in warm conditions, should allow easy evaporation of sweat from the skin. It should be light coloured, light weight and loose tting, and provide protection against the sun.
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s the past weekend temperatures in our area hovered around the 30 degree mark and the future days are likely to continue to get hotter it is important to take care of ourselves to prevent heatstroke or heat exhaustion.