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‘Editor: MARILYN JOHNSON |

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. Insect bites, scrapes
and sunburn. These go
with summer, and as

aid
John

first
St.

Canada’s |
authority,

tips to help make
summer more en-
joyable. *.

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HEAT EXHAUSTION

Caused by exposure to
excessive heat, especially
moist heat, heat exhaustion
is often accompanied by
diarrhea and vomiting. Some
of the following signs and
symptoms may be present:
muscular cramps, headache,
dizziness, exhaustion, pale.
skin, weak pulse, rapid and
-. Shallow breathing and cold

clammy skin.

Place the person at rest in
a cool place and give them

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BABIES ARE ESPECIALLY susceptible to summer injuries, the more so because they can’t tell you what's wrong.

This happy young miss in Deep Cove is well protected from the sun with an attractive bonnet — and Is obvionsly

having a grand time. (Kent Kaliberg photo)

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Ambulance offers these -

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. Something. cool to drink. If
there has been excessive
’ sweating,. diarrhea and
vomiting; ‘give salted water:
to drink. If unconscious
don’t give the casualty

anything by mouth... Place ;

the recovery position and get
immediate aid. -

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‘A very: serious illness,

which may’ be preceded ‘by -

heat exhaustion, heat .stroke
is caused: by high. -tem-
peratures and hot dry winds.
or -high humidity ‘and: poor
circulation. Symptoms are:.a
flushed face and hot dry.
skin; temperature. in the
40°C (104°F). range; full,
pounding pulse; noisy
breathing; restlessness;
headache and dizziness.

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the. unconscious, person in .