Healthy in the Heat: A guide to coping with hot weather and heatwaves
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Coping and staying healthy in hot weather and heatwaves including heat related conditions, tips, emergency treatment and recovery
Emergency and helpful contacts during a heatwave
Emergency telephone numbers
In a medical emergency, always call Triple Zero (000) for an ambulance.
For emergency assistance due to fallen trees, blackouts and structural damage to buildings cause by severe winds and storms, contact the SA State Emergency Service (SES) on 132 500.
Helpful telephone numbers
- South Australia Parent Helpline (Women's and Children's Health Network, South Australia)
Telephone: 1300 364 100 - Pregnancy, Birth and Baby helpline
Telephone: 1800 882 436 - Red Cross Telecross Redi Service
Telephone: 1800 188 071
ABC emergency
- ABC Radio
Broadcasts throughout metropolitan and regional South Australia. Find the ABC Radio frequency in your area, or an area you will be visiting during extreme heat. - ABC Emergency website
- ABC Emergency Facebook
- ABC Emergency Twitter
Helpful websites
Health information
- healthdirect Australia (healthdirect provides free, trusted health information and advice, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- The National Health Services Directory
Weather information
Emergency information
Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities
Women’s and Children’s Health Network
Helpful social media
- SA Health Facebook and SA Health Twitter
- SES Facebook and SES Twitter
- Department of Human Services SA Facebook and Department of Human Services SA Twitter
- The Bureau of Meteorology (SA) Twitter
- SA Power Networks Facebook and SA Power Networks Twitter
- ABC Emergency Facebook and ABC Emergency Twitter
- ABC Adelaide Twitter
Helpful apps for mobile devices
The below useful apps are available via the iTunes app store or Google Play for Android: