Due to hot weather, CPS urges population to keep hydrated. | SMN NEWS

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- With extreme heat, residents, and visitors are requested to take measures to prevent heat-related illnesses, especially during the upcoming summer months when it's much warmer, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, said on Thursday.

Heat-related illnesses are heat exhaustion or heat stroke. The aforementioned happens when the body is not able to properly cool itself.

Some factors that might increase your risk of developing a heat-related illness include high levels of humidity; obesity; fever; dehydration; prescription drug use; heart disease; mental illness; poor circulation; sunburn; and alcohol ...


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