00:00well we've been talking about dangerous heat really since last week and we have at least a few more days of it this time around it's summer right we have these waves of increased temperatures but there's a few different impacts I want to talk about we always are telling you keep in mind heat related illness and how to protect yourself from that but there's a couple other things that you might not think about of course there's a lot of environmental impacts there's high energy demand you in certain areas of the country may
00:29have during high heat periods gotten you know notes from your energy provider telling you to try to limit how much electricity you are using in your home because of the strain on the grid also poor air quality can happen from these increased temperatures and around these times but pets you got to keep them in mind as well so let's talk a little bit more about heat related illness first the signs to look out for heavy sweating is one of the first signs you're going to notice but then you might start to feel
00:59dizzy you might start to feel fatigued might notice your heart rate is high you have a rapid pulse and muscle cramps now these are signs that you need to take action you need to get in the shade you need to get inside if you can and cool down however a sign that you need to call 911 and seek medical attention immediately is something like loss of consciousness that's when this becomes a immediate health related emergency and just to give you an idea of kind of what happens here your internal temperature at 104 that's when your temperature
01:29regulation is overwhelmed you start to have heat stroke but by the time it rises just a few degrees to 107 this is when you start to see damage internally your organs begin to shut down and again when you get to the point that it is a medical emergency because this can lead to death if you don't treat it properly so some of the first steps to take when you notice some of those beginning symptoms are loosening
