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Show People must deal with heat lhc hih temperatures here m Davis County and other parts of Utah look as if they're going to stick around for least ten days and the temperatures after that will average in the low 90s, according to the National Weather Service. This being true, Davis County residents should be aware of the dangers of heat and sun exposure. "The main point is to drink large amounts of fluids in the hot weath- fa e," said Dr. Robert Foihfer of Lakeview Hospital. People underestimate the amount of fluids they will need if they are going to be exercising, playing or working out in the sun or heat, he said. The elderly, very young, chronically ill or overweight people are the most susceptible to heat exhaustion, heat stroke and other heat illnesses since their bodies do not adapt easily to physical exertion in hot wcrsthcr. IV. Pothr; !:i s advice ad-vice for parents is to avoid putting too many clothes on children when it is hot. The emergency room at Lakeview Hospital has treated people peo-ple for dehydration and other heat-related heat-related illnesses. These are generally gen-erally due to a lack of increased fluid intake. Symptoms can include dizziness, nausea, weakness, headaches or elevated body temperatures. If any of these symptoms occur, try to get to a cooler place and drink plenty of fluids. If the symptoms worsen, it is important to get medical help since heat stroke can lead to shutdown of the body ' s own temperature-regulating temperature-regulating ability which can be fatal. Heat illnesses can be serious and need to be treated as such. |