Exposing your child to extreme temperature without the appropriate protection can be dangerous.

What you have to do when your child is exposed to  extreme temperature

Hypothermia : It results when the child’s temperature falls below normal due to  exposure to the cold . It usually occurs when you let your young one play outside for a long time without wearing proper clothing. When hypothermia sets in,  the child may shiver or become lethargic and clumsy. Her speech may become slurred and her body temperature will decline.

What you have to do : Call 911 for help. However as you wait for help to arrive, you have to do the following :

• take the child indoors
• remove any wet clothing
• wrap her with a  blankets or warm clothes
• do mouth to – mouth resuscitation or CPR

Frostbite : This results when the skin and outer tissues become frozen. This condition tends to occur on extremities such as fingers, toes, ears and nose. These areas become pale ,gray and blistered.  Your child may also complain that her  skin burns or has become blistered.

What you have to do : First you need to bring the child indoors. Place the frostbitten parts of the body in warm not hot water. You may apply warm clothes on frostbitten nose, ears or  lips.Do not rub the frozen areas. Dry and cover the  child with clothing and blankets after a few minutes. Give the child something warm to drink. If  numbness  continues for more than a few minutes, contact the doctor.

Heat stroke : This occurs when  child overexerts herself  in  very hot weather and becomes dehydrated. The mechanism in the  brain that controls body temperature may stop working. The child  may run a temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Her skin becomes hot, dry and flushed. She may feel dizzy or nauseous and may experience rapid breathing and stomach cramps.

What you have to do : Move the child out of the sun and call 911 immediately. Take the child’s  clothing off and place her in a cool not cold bathtub. Massage the child legs, arms and other body parts to restore circulation.

You should encourage your child to take in more fluids during hot weather especially when exercising. If your child is involved in any sports activities during the summer,she should dress in minimal amount of loose clothing.