OPINION: 5 things this doctor wants you to do when temps are sizzling
occurs when a person’s body heats up to over 104 degrees, and sweating ceases, and his or her skin becomes hot and dry, preserving blood flow to vital organs yet accelerating the emergency. The body is shutting down as the heat victim develops confusion and may even blackout, as their heart rate increases and their blood pressure drops and the body is unable to cool down.
It is important to remember that if you come upon someone who is confused or not responding and feels hot in the heat you should immediately call 911. Emergency personnel arriving on the scene will immerse the heat stroke victim in cool water or put ice on them if available, cooling the body down as quickly as possible, using intravenous rehydration as soon as it is available, transporting the person to an emergency facility for further cooling.
Fourth, if you are someone who is living with a chronic illness, you must be even more cautious in extreme heatand take diuretics, or if you have diabetes or work outdoors then you run a higher risk of heat stroke. Whereas obesity is an advantage in cold conditions by providing more body insulation, conversely in the heat it impedes heat loss and makes obese people more susceptible to heat stress.
It is very easy to lose track of the amount of fluid you are losing or how much the heat is impacting you especially when the humidity is high. It is also better to not be alone in the heat if possible, so that someone can monitor you even as you monitor them. Fifth, speaking of monitoring, did you know that the heat can rise 20 degrees or more in only ten minutes in a hot car?
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