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Are
A you pre
epared forr the heat??
Are you prepared fo
or the hea
at?
Taasmanians arre used to co
oping with co
ool
weather, but aare typically less experien
nced
oping with exxtreme heat..
co
Tasmanians are used to coping with cool
weather, butt are typicallyy less experienced
coping with extreme heaat.
Hot weather ccan cause serious illness.
Hot weatherr can cause sserious illnesss.
Do you know what to do to?
Do you know
w what to d o to?
Drink pplenty of watter, even if you
y don't feeel
thirsty..
Drink plenty off water, even
n if you don'tt feel
thirrsty.
Check o
on others, esspecially peo
ople over 65
years olld and people with health
h problems.
Che
eck on otherrs, especiallyy people over 65
yeaars old and ppeople with health
h
probleems.
Keep ouut of the sunn. If you must go outside,,
wear ligghtweight pro
otective clotthing, a hat,
sunglassses, and use plenty of bro
oad-spectrum
m
sunscreeen (minimum
m SPF30+).
Kee
ep out of thee sun. If you must go outtside,
weaar lightweighht protective
e clothing, a hat,
h
sun
nglasses, and use plenty of
o broadspe
ectrum sunsccreen (minim
mum SPF30+)).
If you have a fan or air-condition
ner, make
ool). If you do
o
sure it is working (aand set to co
not have a fan or airr-conditioner, open
doors aand windowss where safe to do so.
Close curtains and blinds.
b
If yo
ou have a fann or air-cond
ditioner, makke
sure it is workinng (and set to
t cool). If yo
ou
do not have a fa
fan or air-con
nditioner, oppen
ors and winddows where safe to do so
o.
doo
Clo
ose curtains aand blinds.
Make suure your petts are kept out of the sunn
and havve plenty of cool
c
water to
o drink.
Make sure yourr pets are ke
ept out of thee sun
d have plentyy of cool watter to drink.
and
Be awarre of the earrly signs of he
eat-related
illness: tthirst, dizzineess, irritabilitty, tiredness ,
sweating and musclee twitches. Cool
C
down o
or
seek heelp. In an emeergency call 000 for helpp.
Be aware of thee early signs of heat-relatted
ess: thirst, diizziness, irrittability, tiredness,
illne
swe
eating and m
muscle twitches. Cool dow
wn
or seek help. Inn an emergen
ncy, call 000 for
p.
help
For
F more info
ormation, vissit
www.dhhs.ta
w
s.gov.au/emeergency_info
o/extreme_
heat
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For more inforrmation, visitt
ww.dhhs.tas.ggov.au/emerrgency_info/e
extreme_heaat
ww
and
d download the brochurre Are you prrepared for
thee heat? It hass easy-to-folllow informattion on:

who is at risk of heat-related illnesss

signs of heeat-related illness and wh
hat to do

what you can do to co
ope in hot weather.
w
For more inforrmation, dow
wnload the Guide
G
to
oping in Extrreme Heat. This
T includes::
Co

checklists to help you prepare for extreme
heat

on on how to
o recover fro
om extremee
informatio
heat

a list of im
mportant pho
one numberss and web
addresses.
350 words
Arre you pre
epared for the heat?
Tasmanians aree used to coping with co
ool weather,
butt are less exxperienced co
oping with ex
xtreme heatt.
Ho
ot weather ccan cause serrious illness, especially fo
or
people who are elderly, pregnant women, babies
d young childdren and peo
ople who havve a disability
ty
and
or health problem that makkes it more likely they
could suffer a hheat-related illness.
Do
o you know w
what to do to?
t
Drink pplenty of watter, even if you
y don't feeel
thirsty.
Check on others, especially
e
peo
ople over 655
years o
old and peopple with healtth problems..
Keep o
out of the sun. If you musst go outsidee,
wear ligghtweight prrotective clothing, a hat,
sunglassses, and use plenty of brroad-spectruum
sunscreeen (minimum SPF30+).
If you hhave a fan orr air-conditio
oner, make s ure
it is wo
orking (and set to cool). If you do no
ot
have a fan or air-co
onditioner, open doors aand
ws where saffe to do so. Close
C
curtai ns
window
and blinnds.
Make ssure your petts are kept out
o of the su n
t drink.
and havve plenty of cool water to
Be awaare of early signs
s
of heat--related illne ss:
thirst, ddizziness, irrritability, tiredness, sweatting
and muuscle twitchees. Cool dow
wn or seek heelp.
In an em
mergency caall 000.
For more infformation, vvisit
www.dhhs.taas.gov.au/em
mergency_inffo/extreme_hh
eat and dow
wnload the brrochure Are you
prepared forr the heat? Itt has easy-to
o-follow
information on:

who iss at risk of hheat-related illness
i

signs of
o heat-relateed illness and what you
can do
o

what you
y can do tto cope in ho
ot weather.
For more infformation, ddownload the
e Guide to
Coping in Ex
xtreme Heatt. This includ
des:

checklists to help you prepare
e for extremee
heat

inform
mation on hoow to recove
er from
extrem
me heat

a list of
o importantt phone numbers and weeb
addresses.
You can also
o download ffact sheets on
o a variety of
o
topics relate
ed to coping in extreme heat.

Advice
e for older ppeople

Being active in thee heat

Caringg for an oldeer person

Caringg for babies aand young children

Caringg for pets annd wildlife

Clothing to wear dduring the heat

Olderr children andd teenagers

People
e with ongoiing physical or
o mental
health
h conditions

Pregnancy tips

Preventing heat-reelated illnesss

Safe fo
ood handlingg during extrreme heat

Sleeping when it's hot