For elderly people, children and everyone else.
“I remember the heat wave of 2017 was a real eye-opener for a lot of people,” he told SFGATE. “We realized that just even being on the second or third floor of a building in a heat wave without air conditioning, we were looking at indoor temperatures of 110 or more in some of these apartments where they didn’t even have air conditioning because traditionally we haven’t needed it in the Bay Area.
The most apparent reason: The older we get, the less our body is able to adjust to increased, extended periods of heat, Colwell says. “There are higher levels of cognitive issues, dementia, those types of things where they might not be able to express that they’re hot,” Colwell explained.
So, during heat waves and other heat events, Colwell advises that you spend additional time with your older loved ones, especially if they have a history of dementia, Alzheimer’s or other cognitive issues.Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press 2020One unexpected demographic that Colwell sees a lot in his line of work is athletes, even those who are operating at peak physical performance.
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