Headache, rapid heartbeat and dizziness are the main symptoms
4 groups most prone to heat exhaustion in the summer
The authority called for avoiding sunlight and drinking plenty of water.
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Dr. Hind Al-Awadi: “Heat exhaustion can develop into heat stroke, damage the brain and cause death.”
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The Dubai Health Authority has identified four categories as being most vulnerable to heat exhaustion and heat stroke: children, the elderly (especially those who suffer from heart diseases, lung and kidney diseases, or those who take medications that expose them to dehydration), athletes, and workers whose nature of work requires staying in the sun for periods of time. long hours during the day.
And the head of the Health Promotion and Education Department at the authority, Dr. Hind Al-Awadi, indicated that "heat exhaustion is a condition associated with a person's exposure to high temperatures, and the hot weather, in this type of case, is often accompanied by dehydration," noting that "summer temperatures range from Between 38 and 42 degrees Celsius, between May and September, during the day, which may lead to an increased risk of summer diseases related to high temperature, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke.”
Al-Awadi stated that “there are two types of heat exhaustion. The first results from a lack of water, and its symptoms include extreme thirst, weakness, headaches, and loss of consciousness, while the second results from a lack of salt, and its symptoms include nausea, vomiting, muscle spasms, and dizziness.”
She pointed out that "heat exhaustion can develop into heat stroke, and can damage the brain and other vital organs, and may cause death."
And she continued: "Heatstroke occurs when the body temperature exceeds 40 degrees Celsius, as a result of exposure to direct sunlight for a long time."
Al-Awadi explained that the symptoms of heat exhaustion are headache, dizziness and lightheadedness, dry and red skin, muscle weakness, nausea and vomiting, rapid heartbeat, difficulty swallowing and breathing, and loss of consciousness.
And she warned of the dangers of heat stroke, as “it can lead to damage to vital organs in the event of a failure to respond quickly to lowering body temperature, and can cause the brain or other vital organs to swell, which may lead to permanent damage to them, and can also cause death.” If the patient does not receive prompt and adequate treatment.”
On what to do directly for a person suffering from heat stroke or heat stress, she said: “First, transfer the injured to the shade or a cool place, and secondly call the ambulance, and thirdly remove the extra pieces of clothing from the injured, and fourthly raise his head and feet higher than the level of the body, and fifthly use the fan. And cold compresses to reduce his temperature, and finally help him drink water.”
Methods of prevention
Dr. Hind Al-Awadi identified six preventive methods from heat exhaustion, which are to avoid direct exposure to the sun, wear a hat or use an umbrella, and take additional precautions during the hottest periods of the day, especially at noon, between 12 noon and 3 pm.
Prevention methods are also represented in drinking a lot of fluids, wearing bright and loose-fitting clothes, and using sunscreen, in addition to never leaving anyone inside a parked car, especially children and the elderly.
• Heat exhaustion is related to a person's exposure to high temperatures.
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