The mountain area is experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures due to a high pressure system on the west coast. Temperatures in Fresno reached 100 degrees yesterday. Although we will experience a slight cool down over the weekend temperatures will still be way above average for April. Keep this in mind when leaving your pets outside or letting your kids play in the yard. Make sure you have plenty of fresh water and shade available for your pets. Remember, they can't tell you that they are too hot or uncomfortable so it is up to you as a responsible pet owner to take precautions. Make sure your children drink lots of water and don't let them get overheated.
Please, please, please....do not leave pets or children unattended in your car while you "run in to the store real quick". Even on a 70 degree day temperatures inside a parked car can skyrocket in a short period of time.
Keep an eye out for these symptoms of heat exhaustion: Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, weakness, muscle cramps and headache.
If you or your loved ones experience any of these symptoms get into the shade immediately, apply cool compresses to forehead and neck, use ice packs under arm pits and on the groin area, fan with clothing and rehydrate with plenty of fluids.
Here are the symptoms of heat stroke: high body temperature, the absence of sweating, with hot red or flushed dry skin, rapid pulse, difficulty breathing, strange behavior, hallucinations,
confusion, agitation, disorientation, seizure, coma
Follow the steps above for heat exhaustion and call 911 immediately. Heat stroke can cause irreversible damage to vital organs.
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