The doctor spoke about the danger of heat stroke for cardiovascular patients
Heat stroke from overheating in the sun can lead to loss of consciousness, and therefore it is better to wait out the peak of solar activity from 12 to 16 o'clock in the afternoon indoors. Therapist and cardiologist Philip Kuzmenko told about this on Monday, July 14.
According to the doctor, people with cardiovascular diseases are at risk of heat stroke, because in hot weather the blood becomes a little thicker. As a result, such people are at increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
"Heat stroke is an increase in temperature above normal for a long time, when the body's reserves can no longer cope, when sweating no longer helps, when a stuffy room and sweat does not evaporate, overheating can literally overheat the brain, and a person loses consciousness," Kuzmenko said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .
The doctor stressed that if someone fainted in the heat, they should be immediately moved to the shade and given water to drink. 360.ru . In this case, an elderly person may need an ambulance.
The cardiologist noted that if possible, you should turn on the air conditioner or fan at home in the heat, and you can also pour cold water over yourself, or pour a sheet over yourself and put it on. In addition, it is very important to drink cool water, according to the website. kp.ru .
Earlier, on July 10, the daily record of maximum air temperature for July 10 was updated in the capital, the Moscow City News agency reports.
The Hydrometeorological Center extended the "orange" weather danger level until July 15, Moscow 24 clarifies.
On the same day, Rospotrebnadzor recommended shortening the working day at high indoor temperatures, RT reports. However, the State Duma Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs rejected a bill proposed by Deputy Speaker Boris Chernyshov providing for a reduction in the length of the working day in the heat.
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