Heat stroke, heat exhaustion

[Stephanie]

If you were a little dehydrated before you went outside that could have contributed to the onset of heat exhaustion Stephanie. I am glad that you were able to get into some shade and drink something. Carbonated beverages though aren't reccommended. Water is the best thing to drink.

I probably was a bit dehydrated before hand. I have a small refrigerator in the garage that I keep cans of soda and some bottles of beer. I probably should've had a large insulated bottle of water outside with me instead.

[DaylilyDawn]

Yes a bottle of water is better. When I go out on my crossing guard duties, I take an insulated bag with a zip lock baggie with a block of ice in water and a washcloth. I also have a bottle of water that I fill half way and freeze the night before and finish filling it just before going out on duty. It fits in the insulated bag if I lay it sideways behind the ice and water filled zip lock baggie and washcloth. I then hang my little bag on the fence or tree limb depending which side of the street I am on.

Before you go outside to do yard work try this: wet a washcloth in ice cold water and wring it out almost dry , then roll it up on the diagonal and drape it around your neck. It will help keep you cooler than if you didn't have it. When it feels like it isn't working any more, just refresh it in cold water and repeat the wringing out and rolling on the diagonal.

[Stephanie]

Great suggestion Daylily! Thank you!

[CajunMama]

You really don't realize how much your body depends on water.

Glad nothing worse happened to ya steph. Now...come trim my shrubs please

[DaylilyDawn]

Great suggestion Daylily! Thank you!

My mother used to do that to stay cool during the hottest part of the day in the house I grew up in , we didn't have a/c there. We used fans at night to stay cool enough so we could sleep.

[Stephanie]

Great suggestion Daylily! Thank you!

My mother used to do that to stay cool during the hottest part of the day in the house I grew up in , we didn't have a/c there. We used fans at night to stay cool enough so we could sleep.

It wasn't too long ago that most houses didn't have central air conditioning. Maybe they had one window air conditioner and lots of fans. I remember growing up and trying to fall asleep at night when it was hot and humid. Our bodies were much more used to the heat then.