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Speaker 1: But what we know is that, well, we're expecting a

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Speaker 1: pretty warm, warm weekend is my understanding of it. Or

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Speaker 1: we're expecting some pretty warm weather. And joining me live

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Speaker 1: on the line right now is the NTI Director of

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Speaker 1: Environmental Health, Tracy Ward. Good morning to you, Tracy, Good morning, Katie, Tracy.

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Speaker 1: We are expecting Well, there's been a heat warning, hasn't there.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right there, Bureau of Meteorology of issue a

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Speaker 2: severe heat warning and extreme heat warning for parts of

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Speaker 2: the top end coming into the weekend.

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Speaker 1: And so what does that mean for us in the

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Speaker 1: top end? What are some of the things that we've

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Speaker 1: got to keep an eye out for Because I know

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Speaker 1: it's always pretty hot, but we're talking extreme heat here,

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Speaker 1: that's exactly right.

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Speaker 2: So when we're talking extreme heat, even if you've been

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Speaker 2: in the territory for a long time, this can actually

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Speaker 2: really take you by surprise in terms of it's efect

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Speaker 2: on the body. So it's really important that people do

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Speaker 2: their best to stay cold, stay in cool environment, and

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Speaker 2: to really manage themselves through this period of time.

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Speaker 1: Now, I know, if it's someone like me who likes

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Speaker 1: going out for a run, I'm guessing maybe do it

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Speaker 1: in the cool early morning hours.

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Speaker 2: They really you know, try and minimize if there's a

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Speaker 2: collectivity for those cooler you know, early morning or late afternoon,

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Speaker 2: and really try and avoid that midday heat.

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Speaker 1: What are some of the signs of that early heat

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Speaker 1: stress as well that we need to be aware of.

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Speaker 2: Okay, so really it's a number of symptoms, but mainly,

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Speaker 2: you know, you feel tired, you feel really lethargic, might

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Speaker 2: be getting a headache, feeling a bit busy. You know,

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Speaker 2: you'd be feeling thirsty, and you might just you know,

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Speaker 2: really start cramping up in terms of your muscles.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, right, And what's the best way to if you

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Speaker 1: do find that you've won up in that situation? What

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Speaker 1: are some of the things that you should do.

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Speaker 2: Well, Definitely get yourself into a cool space and you know,

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Speaker 2: you can apply cool cloth to your body to try

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Speaker 2: and you know, bring your temperature down, Drink plenty of water.

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Speaker 2: But really, if your symptoms are progressing to what we

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Speaker 2: call heat stroke, that's really when it's a medical emergency.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. And is it a pretty like for you know,

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Speaker 1: I guess, just thinking out loud, is it a pretty

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Speaker 1: clear definition when you kind of go from you know,

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Speaker 1: being a little bit sort of you know, suffering from

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Speaker 1: a bit of heat exhaustion to getting to that level.

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Speaker 1: Can you tell pretty pretty quickly when that's happened.

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Speaker 2: So in terms of heat stroke, that's really when the

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Speaker 2: body it can't really control its temperature anymore, so the

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Speaker 2: sweating mechanism fails and you're unable to cool down. So really,

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Speaker 2: the signs of a heat stroke really like throbbing headaches, confusion, nausea.

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Speaker 2: Your skin might go really hot and dry, and your

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Speaker 2: pulse would be racing, and they lose faintal lose consciousness.

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Speaker 1: And that is most definitely by the sounds of it,

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Speaker 1: when you'd be seeking that more serious medical attention.

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Speaker 2: As I said, it would become a medical emergency, so

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Speaker 2: you know call triple zero in that.

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Speaker 1: In that case, well, I'll tell you what sounds like

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Speaker 1: a good excuse, Tracy on the weekend to just stay

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Speaker 1: inside and watch some movies maybe.

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Speaker 2: Or hang in the pool maybe, good one.

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Speaker 1: That is a that's a good idea. But I know

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Speaker 1: there'll be people out playing footy. We live such an

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Speaker 1: active lifestyle, so good advice as well for you know,

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Speaker 1: for those that are going to be out and about

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Speaker 1: and active on the weekend, to make sure that you

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Speaker 1: know that you're keeping yourself hydrated, maybe even get some

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Speaker 1: of those electrolytes.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely and trying, you know, make sure remember to where

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Speaker 2: you're sunscreen, We're protective clothing where you can, yeah, and

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Speaker 2: you know, like a hat. Really just try and take

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Speaker 2: all those precautions you can.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, Tracy Ward, the nt Health Director of Environmental Health,

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Speaker 1: good to speak with you this morning. Thanks so much

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Speaker 1: for your time.

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Speaker 2: Thank you.

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Speaker 1: Thanks