Recently, the temperature in many places has exceeded the "mark" of 40 degrees Celsius. Experts suggest that hot weather will bring health risks to some key groups, and these groups should strengthen their awareness of self-prevention and cooling, replenish water in time, and ensure adequate sleep and healthy diet.
The key groups for health protection in high temperature and heat waves include: sensitive groups, such as children, pregnant women, the elderly, etc.; Patients with chronic underlying diseases, such as circulatory diseases, respiratory diseases, mental and behavioral disorders, kidney diseases and diabetes mellitus; Outdoor workers, such as farmers, construction workers, sanitation workers, couriers, etc.
How to recognize the symptoms of heat stroke?
Heat stroke is divided into premonitory heat stroke, mild heat stroke, moderate heat stroke and severe heat stroke. After exposure to high temperature and humidity environment, once symptoms such as dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, fever, muscle cramps, and convulsions appear, heat stroke may occur.
The elderly, children, pregnant women, patients with chronic underlying diseases, and outdoor workers are more likely to suffer from heat stroke, so they need to strengthen their own health protection.
What should I do if I have heat stroke in key groups?
When symptoms of heat stroke appear, the patient should be moved to a cool and ventilated place, the sleeves and neckline of the patient should be unbuttoned, the skin of the patient's limbs should be wiped with a cool towel, and the ambient temperature should be lowered with a fan or air conditioner. Once the patient has critical symptoms such as impaired consciousness, coma, respiratory and circulatory failure, he should be sent to the hospital for treatment in time.
Another misconception is that "after the symptoms of heat stroke appear, you should immediately enter an air-conditioned room to cool down".
If you enter an air-conditioned room with poor air circulation and too low temperature immediately after heat stroke, it will cause the skin pores of the whole body to shrink violently, hindering the normal perspiration and heat dissipation of the pores, which will aggravate the condition. Inappropriate cooling methods are also worth being wary of, and eating cold drinks is not a good way to prevent heat stroke.
Even if you don't go out, you need to take precautions against heatstroke
Although not going outside can avoid sun exposure, if you have poor indoor ventilation or if you do strenuous exercise for a long time, heat stroke can still accumulate and cause heat stroke. In particular, people with weak constitution are more likely to suffer from heat stroke if they stay indoors in a hot and unventilated environment for a long time in summer.
Source: Linxia Rong Media Center