Is it safe for kids to play outside in the heat?

6:24 PM, Jun 27, 2012   |    comments
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St. Louis (KSDK) - Kids who are not in school this summer may be itching to head outside to play.

But when temperatures rise well above 100 degrees, is that a good idea?

Dr. Katherine Lichtenbert with Mercy Clinic Family Medicine joined NewsChannel 5 at 5 p.m. Wednesday to talk about kids and heat tolerance.

Click the video player above to hear what she had to say.

KSDK