"In the summer I've never experienced" Heatstroke Prepare for more than an average year Corona impact May 11 16:38
Suffering from going out and wearing a mask. While measures against infection with the new coronavirus are being promoted, the heat above normal will continue. Experts who are familiar with heat stroke are calling for more thorough preparations than usual, saying that it will be a summer that no one has ever experienced.
Do not go out and keep acclimatizing to heat
Director Yasushi Miyake, Director of the Advanced Medical Emergency Center, Teikyo University Hospital, first points out that it is difficult for the body to get used to the heat due to "outgoing self-restraint".
Usually, you need to sweat to get rid of heat from your body, but in order to sweat well, you need to "acclimate to heat" to gradually get used to the heat. From this time every year, we will gradually get used to the heat and change into a so-called "summer body" that makes us sweat easily, but since there are fewer opportunities to go out, there is a risk that the risk of heat stroke will increase. It's called.
Utilization of moderate exercise and bath
There is also a way to proceed with "acclimation to heat" at home. It is also effective to get used to the heat by exercising moderately and sometimes taking a bath and sweating. However, in that case, do not forget to rehydrate and do as much as you can.
Attention such as elderly people at home
On the other hand, when it's hot, it's at home that you get the most heatstroke. When it is hot, use an air conditioner properly and try to rehydrate.
In particular, as the refraining from going out spreads, elderly people living alone, etc. will have less interaction with others and will have fewer opportunities to be alerted to heat stroke. On a hot day, it is also important to check whether your family members or neighbors who live far away are calling and whether you are in good physical condition or are you using the air conditioner properly.
Be careful of heat from masks
You need to be careful when you go out with a mask on for shopping. This is because the inhaled air becomes warmer, and it becomes more difficult for heat to escape from the body, and a lot of energy is consumed by wearing a mask and breathing, and the body temperature tends to rise.
If you feel tired or hot while you are out, I would like you to take a rest in a cool place such as the shade, and take a good amount of water to cool your body.
Summer without experience Be more careful than usual
Director Miyake said, "We will have to take measures against both the new coronavirus and heat stroke, a summer that no one has experienced. The current situation is that there is no data on what kind of effect it will have, and each person is enthusiastic about it. I think it is important to pay more attention to the disease and be careful. "