Who is at risk during a heat wave?
Extreme heat is dangerous to everyone but especially so to elderly people and those in certain at-risk groups. Those at particular risk during a heat wave include: • elderly people, especially those over 75 years old and living on their own; • people suffering from mental ill health, those with dementia, and those who rely on help from other people to manage day-to-day activities; • people who are bed-bound; • people taking certain types of medication (diuretics, blood pressure meds, etc.