Truman Juelsgaard, 5, emerges from the deep end as another diver jumps in the County Fair Swim Club pool last summer in east Lawrence.

No doubt that it’s summer. And no doubt that Kansas summer heat can be dangerous.

So take some time to review what to do when it’s this hot. Here’s vital information from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that can minimize your risk of heat-related illness:

• Drink plenty of fluids, especially water. Avoid alcohol and caffeinated beverages, which dehydrate the body. Drink at least a gallon of water a day when spending time outdoors.

• Wear loose-fitting and light-colored clothing.

• When children play outdoors, dress them in light clothes and make sure they take frequent breaks indoors and drink plenty of fluids. A child should never be left in a hot, closed car or near a sunny window. Also, young children should wear a sunscreen of SPF 50 to reduce risk of sunburn. Infants should have very little or no contact with sunlight.

• Friends, relatives and neighbors of elderly people should periodically visit them and take them to a cooler place.

• Take cool showers.

• Take frequent breaks to cool off.

• Eat light meals such as fruit and salads. Eat apricots, bananas, cantaloupes, oranges, beans, broccoli, potatoes and tomatoes to increase potassium.

• Schedule outdoor activities for morning and evening, but avoid dawn and dusk because of the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses. When outdoors, try to stay in the shade.

• Use sunscreen and other measures such as wearing sunglasses to limit UV radiation.

• Create airflow in hot indoor work areas.

• Spend most of your time indoors and in an air-conditioned room. If you do not have air conditioning, go to a public building that does.