With parts of Queensland set to swelter above 40°C on December 25, doctors are urging families to be wary of heat-health risks as they celebrate Christmas.
Heat-related conditions kill around 500 Australians each year – making heatwaves far deadlier than bushfires, floods and cyclones.
AMA Queensland President Dr Bill Boyd said Christmas festivities increased several risk factors for heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
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