12 www.groesbeckchamber.com URGENT CARE WITH YOU IN MIND! Summer is almost here. Please pay attention to heat advisory notices. When outside you can do everything is all right, but your body can still fail to keep you cool enough to live. Signs or symptoms of getting too hot are headache, quit sweating, chills, stomach cramping, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, visual disturbance. It takes at least 15-20 min to cool down inside air conditioning, before going back out into the heat. On a normal day, a person should drink at least 64-82 ounces of water per day. Now if you are out in the heat sweating, drink 3 parts water to one part Gatorade, you need fluid volume with water, and the Gatorade supplies volume and electrolytes. The electrolytes let you know you are thirsty, but you still need your fluid volume with water. As I said earlier you can do everything right. Take breaks, shade completely cool down in AC for 15-20 min. But if your body temperature rises and stays high after you ignored the signs & symptoms you are in serious trouble. If someone has succumbed to heat prostration (awake) or heat stroke (out), call 911. Get their clothes off-cool them down. Removing the clothes lets the heat escape from the body. Next, put a fan on them, air convection will pull the heat away from the body. If you can move to a cool area of shade. If a shower is not available, use ice packs to the groin area, axilla area, and carotids bilaterally until EMS arrives. Again don’t ignore your FIRST signs and symptoms. Drink before you get thirsty. Take frequent breaks. Wear light-colored loose clothing. Jerry W. Simmons, MD At Groesbeck LTC Nursing and Rehabilitation, we provide for more than just physical needs, we strive to developLTC a personal relationship At Groesbeck Nursing with resident and family Ateach Groesbeck LTC Nursing At Groesbeck LTC Nursing and Rehabilitation, we provide that we serve. andRehabilitation, Rehabilitation, weweprovide we provide for more and than just physical needs, for morethan just physical needs, more just physical needs, we we strive tofor develop a than personal relationship strive totodevelop a and personal strive develop a personal relationship with each resident familyrelationship with each resident andand family with each resident family that we serve. that wewe serve. that serve. We are here for you and your family! NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY! (254) 562-2500 MON - FRI 8AM - 7PM SATURDAY 8AM - 6PM SUNDAY 12PM - 6PM 311 E. MILAM ST. MEXIA, TX. 76667 We accept most Commercial Insurance/Medicaid/ Medicare/Tricare A an for mo strive to At Gro wi and Reh a for more th m strive tofor deve strive with ea w 607 Parkside Drive• Groesbeck, TX 76642 Phone: (254) 729-3245 • Fax: (254) 729-3788 www.groesbeckltc.com Now offering a secure unit for residents requiring additional Parksideassistance Drive• 76642 dueGroesbeck, to Alzheimer's orTX Dementia. 607 Dawna Hyden, 607 Parkside Drive• Groesbeck, TX 76642 Phone: (254) 729-3245 • Fax:Administrator (254) 729-3788 Now off ering aasecure unit for residents requiring additional Now offering secure unit for residents requiring additional 607 Parkside Drive• Groesbeck, TX 76642 Phone: (254) 729-3245 Fax: (254) 729-3788 www.groesbeckltc.com assistance due to Alzheimer’ s•oror Demenita. assistance to Alzheimer’s Dementia. Phone: (254) due 729-3245 • Fax: (254) 729-3788 Now offering a secure unit for residents requiring additional www.groesbeckltc.com Groesbeck LTCdue Nursing Rehabilitation, weprovide provide for for AtAtGroesbeck LTC Nursing &&Rehabilitation, we assistance to Alzheimer's or Dementia. Nowwww.groesbeckltc.com offering a secure unit for residents requiring additional Hyden, assistance dueAdministrator to or Dementia. Nowthan offering aDawna secure unit for residents requiring additional more than justphysical physical needs. WeAlzheimer's strivetotodevelop develop personal more just needs. We strive aapersonal assistance dueDawna to Alzheimer's or Dementia. Hyden, relationshipwith witheach eachresident resident andAdministrator familythat thatwe weserve. serve. relationship and family Dawna Hyden, Administrator !"#$%&'()'*+#,-.#/0%(123#4#5'67)181"7"1&29# :'#;%&<1='#>&%#?&%'#"672#@0("#;6A(1*78#2''=(9#:'# ("%1<'#"&#='<'8&;#7#;'%(&278#%'87"1&2(61;#:1"6#'7*6# %'(1='2"#72=#>7?18A#"67"#:'#('%<'B !"#$%&'()'*+#,-.#/0%(123#4#5'67)181"7"1&29# :'#;%&<1='#>&%#?&%'#"672#@0("#;6A(1*78#2''=(9#:'# !"#$%&'()'*+#,-.#/0%(123#4#5'67)181"7"1&29# ("%1<'#"&#='<'8&;#7#;'%(&278#%'87"1&2(61;#:1"6#'7*6# :'#;%&<1='#>&%#?&%'#"672#@0("#;6A(1*78#2''=(9#:'# !"#$%&'()'*+#,-.#/0%(123#4#5'67)181"7"1&29# %'(1='2"#72=#>7?18A#"67"#:'#('%<'B ("%1<'#"&#='<'8&;#7#;'%(&278#%'87"1&2(61;#:1"6#'7*6# :'#;%&<1='#>&%#?&%'#"672#@0("#;6A(1*78#2''=(9#:'# %'(1='2"#72=#>7?18A#"67"#:'#('%<'B ("%1<'#"&#='<'8&;#7#;'%(&278#%'87"1&2(61;#:1"6#'7*6# %'(1='2"#72=#>7?18A#"67"#:'#('%<'B 607 Parkside Drive• Groesbeck, TX 76642 Phone: (254) 729-3245 • Fax: (254) 729-3788 www.groesbeckltc.com Now offering a secure unit for residents requiring additional 607 Parkside Drive• Groesbeck, TX 76642 assistance due to Alzheimer's or Dementia. 607 Parkside Drive• TX 76642 Phone: (254) 729-3245 • Fax: Groesbeck, (254) 729-3788 Phone: (254) 729-3245 (254) 729-3788 www.groesbeckltc.com 607 Parkside Drive•• Fax: Groesbeck, TX 76642 www.groesbeckltc.com www.groesbeckltc.com Now offering a secure (254) unit for residents requiring additional Phone: 729-3245 • Fax: (254) 729-3788 assistance due to Alzheimer's or residents Dementia.requiring additional Now offering a secure unit for assistance due to Alzheimer's or Dementia. Now offering a secure unit for residents requiring additional assistance due to Alzheimer's or Dementia.