Age Concern Gloucestershire

Keep Your Cool

Warm summers are usually enjoyable but very high temperatures and humidity can present a risk to health and older people are particularly susceptible to heat-related illness.

Age Concern Gloucestershire offers the following advice:

Drink lots of fluid, which can include tea and coffee; it doesn't have to be water.
If you are travelling, by car or bus, take a bottle of water.
Indoors, keep curtains closed in rooms when they catch the sun.
A damp cloth on the back of the neck is very cooling.

Muscle cramps may indicate dehydration so stop and have a drink. Symptoms of heat exhaustion, which is more serious, include headaches, dizziness and nausea.

Age Concern has produced a leaflet 'Keeping cool in a Heatwave' which is full of handy hints and tips. Download your copy below.

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