Georgia doctor shares how you and your family can stay safe with temperatures climbing WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

ATLANTA — It’s been a dangerously hot weekend across metro Atlanta.

With the summer heat arriving, Channel 2′s Linda Stouffer talked to Dr. Dorie Saxon with Kaiser Permanente of Georgia about heat dangers and how to stay safe.

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“We’re feeling fatigued or get into headaches, that excessive sweating, in addition to heart rate, respiratory rate is going up, headache, nausea, and certainly any vomiting. Those are all red flags to me that we need to stop what we’re doing hydrate and potentially seek medical attention if it’s getting severe.

Saxon says drinking even more water than normal is key when outside in the heat.

Her best hydration hack for kids is to make water more fun.

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