>>> BACK NOW WITH ASKED AND ANSWERED ON THIS FIRST FULL DAY OF SUMMER. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STAYING SAFE IN THIS EXTREME HEAT GRIPPING MUCH OF THE COUNTRY. WE BROUGHT IN OUR TWO RESIDENT EXPERTS TO HELP US, DR. AZAR AND VICKY NGUYEN. LADIES, GOOD FRIDAY TO BOTH OF YOU. SO LET'S JUST START. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE HEAT. LET'S START WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION VERSUS ANOTHER TERM, HEAT STROKE. HOW DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE? >> I WANT YOU GUYS TO THINK OF HEAT ON A SPECTRUM, STARTING WITH HEAT CRAMPS TO HEAT EXHAUSTION TO HEAT STROKE. IF YOU PROGRESS AND GET ALL THE WAY TO HEAT STROKE, THAT'S A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. WE WANT TO PUT UP FOR OUR VIEWERS SOMETHING THE CDC PUT OUT. THERE IS AN INTERACTIVE MAP. YOU CAN PLUG IN YOUR ZIP CODE AND IT TELLS YOU WHO ZONE YOU ARE IN. I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT A FORECAST AND IT SAYS 90 DEGREES. THAT COULD MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE HUMIDITY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IT IS JUST A REMINDER FOR FOLKS. THE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, IRRITABILITY AND THIRST AND A LOT OF SWEATING. WHEN YOU PROGRESS TO HEAT STROKE, THIS IS WHERE IT CHANGES. PEOPLE COULD HAVE AN ALTERED MENTAL STATUS. THEY MAY LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY WILL VERY OFTEN HAVE DRY SKIN. SO THEY'RE LOSING THAT SORT OF SWEATING MECHANISM. THAT IS TYPICALLY HOW WE COOL OURSELVES DOWN. IF YOU SUSPECT THAT SOMEONE IS HAVING HEAT STROKE, YOU NEED TO CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY. YOU WANT TO MOVE THEM INTO A COOL, SHADED AREA. REMOVE AS MUCH CLOTHES AS YOU CAN. PUT WET CLOTHS ON THEM. IMPORTANTLY, YOU CAN ALSO PUT WET OR DAMP CLOTHS UNDER THE ARMPITS AND IN THE GROIN. THAT WILL ALSO HELP TO COOL PEOPLE DOWN. AGAIN, IMPORTANTLY, GO BACK AND CALL 911 AND THEN YOU GET MOVING ON THOSE THINGS. >> WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT HEAT EXHAUSTION? >> YOU START HYDRATING, MOVE INTO A COOL AREA. YOU DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL PREVENT YOU FROM GOING INTO HEAT STROKE. >> THIS IS FROM KEVIN FROM QUEENS. OH. >> HI, VICKY. THIS IS GABRIEL. HOW DO I KEEP MY PETS SAFE? >> REMEMBER THAT KIDS ARE NOT MINI ADULTS. THEY HEAT UP THREE TO FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN WE DO. KEEP THEM HYDRATED. KEEP THEM IN LOOSE CLOTHES AND GIVE THEM FREQUENT BREAKS. THEY MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF TIREDNESS. THIS IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BABIES 0 TO 6 MONTHS. THEY DON'T NEED EXTRA WATER. THEY GET ENOUGH FROM BREAST MILK AND NURSING FORMULA. NEVER EVER LEAVE A BABY IN THE CAR, EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED, EVEN IF YOU THINK IT IS FOR ONE MINUTE. THE TEMPERATURE CAN RISE 20 DEGREES IN TEN MINUTES. AND THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT. BUT NEWBORN PARENTS ARE TIRED, NOT USED TO A NEWBORN. PUT YOUR PHONE OR PURSE OR WALLET IN THE BACKSEAT WITH THAT BABY SO WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR, YOU REMEMBER, THIS IS SOMETHING I NEED IN THE BACK. SAME WITH PETS. MAKE SURE THEY ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO WATER AND SHADE. AND ALSO WALK THEM AT NIGHT. KEEP THEIR FEET OFF THAT HOT PAVEMENT. >> ABSOLUTELY. SO DR. AZAR, WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. THIS COMES FROM MOIRA IN GEORGIA. >> HI, DR. AZAR. I LOVE BEING OUTDOORS IN THE SUMMER. BUT I HAVE SENSITIVE SKIN THAT CAN EASILY BURN. WHATMEDY IF I DO GET SUNBURNED? >> GREAT QUESTION. THE FIRST THING I WILL SAY BEFORE I TALK ABOUT TREATING THE SUNBURN IS PROTECTING FROM SUNBURN. REAPPLY WHEN YOU ARE SWEATING AND SWIMMING AND WHATNOT. BUT REMEMBER THAT THE SUNBURN SYMPTOMS, PAINFUL, RED, WARM SKIN, BLISTERS. THE FIRST THING TO DO, TAKE A NICE COOL SHOWER. WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE SHOWER, PAT YOURSELF DRY. YOU DON'T WANT TO RUB HARD. YOU WANT TO APPLY MOISTURIZER THAT HAS ALOE VERA. USE ASPIRIN AND IBUPROFEN. THAT IS AN INDICATION OF DEHYDRATION AND VERY IMPORTANT DO NOT POP YOUR
