Children can be more vulnerable in the heat. Here’s how to protect them this summer
- Written by Wen-Qiang He, Research Fellow in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
maxim ibragimov/ShutterstockExtreme heat is increasingly common in Australia and around the world and besides making us uncomfortable, it can harm our health. For example, exposure to extreme heat can exacerbate existing medical conditions, or cause problems such as heat stroke.
Due to a combination of physiology and behaviour, children are...





