With the planet’s temperature rising, many countries are facing unprecedented heat waves that expose millions of people daily to heat stress and related problems.
Doctors believe that awareness of how to deal with climate changes and high temperatures can greatly alleviate people’s suffering.
Even healthy young people can suffer the effects of heat and high temperatures that may threaten their lives, and according to American researchers, heat waves are among the most natural hazards affecting health and threatening life.
The importance of awareness
Emergency physicians at the University of Colorado, USA, stress the importance of awareness of health care providers and people in general, of the dangers of heat waves, with their focus on health care systems being alert, to contain diseases related to hot weather that abound in summer in particular, such as sunstroke, heat exhaustion, fatigue, and poisoning. According to the report issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a third of Americans are currently receiving medical warnings of high temperatures in multiple states. Doctors believe that neglecting the danger of high weather heat will lead to the death of thousands if awareness is not raised about the seriousness of heat and its negative effects, and preventive measures are taken to prevent sunstroke, heat exhaustion and dehydration.
MedicallyDirect exposure to the sun and temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius, in addition to high humidity, can be a dangerous indicator, as the body fails to self-cool itself, and cannot sweat, which may cause great damage to the heart, brain, muscles, and vital organs of the body, and this is what threatens life and lead to death.
Internal medicine consultant Wassim Oreibi speaks for the programme the morning On Sky News Arabia on this topic, he said:
• There are signs indicating that the body has been exposed to a high temperature, represented in sweating, rapid heart rate, and other signs.
• Upon reaching heat exhaustion, the body is unable to deal with the high temperatures, and signs such as headache, nausea, and others begin to appear that require medical intervention.
• If the body temperature rises above forty degrees, the work of the vital organs in the body decreases.
• Heat stress is less dangerous and harmful to the body than heatstroke.
• High number of people suffering from heat exhaustion and heatstroke.
Frequent visits and travel, as well as going to resorts and public places, and attending family events that would be a source and a place for the transmission of diseases such as respiratory diseases.
• Body immunity decreases with high body temperature, especially in the elderly and children.
How do we protect ourselves from summer diseases?
• Not eating fast food in the summer.
• In front of the heat waves that we live in today, you should avoid going out during times of high sun temperature except for extreme necessity while taking the necessary precautions.
• Avoid wearing dark clothes and wearing cotton clothes that help the body to sweat easily.
• Drink more water every 15 to 20 minutes.
• Avoid outdoor sports until the evening or in cold places.
Strange ways for people to face the summer heat
Lie down on cool ground. Putting cold masks on the head. Use ice packs in front of a fan. Sleeping in a damp shirt. Put a wet sheet on the window. Spraying roads and entrances with water.
2023-08-01 07:18:33
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