Public health experts say heat waves pose health risks for children, whose bodies may not be as effective at cooling and who rely on caretakers to prevent and notice the signs of heat-related illness.
After more than a week of record-breaking temperatures across much of the country, public health experts are cautioning that children are more susceptible to heat illness than adults are even more so when they're on the athletic field, living without air conditioning, or waiting in a parked car.
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"Children are not little adults": Public health experts say heat waves pose risks for children, whose bodies may not be as effective at cooling off.