8 ways to help your body cope in hot weather
Under the June 1 heat wave as people from Ontario, Quebec and US major cities, medical experts urged people to take precautions in a possible deadly season.
Most of Eastern Canada is working with excessive heat and humidity, the meteorologists say how the Canadian heat record for June on Sunday in Toronto was broken. The temperature at Piercene International Airport was expected to climb up to 36 C on Monday, the environment Canada said that the possibility of hot and humid conditions would continue till Wednesday.
In the summer in the British Columbia in 2021, 619 deaths According to the BC Coroner’s report, it was attributed to a heat event. Many of the dying people had chronic health conditions, especially schizophrenia, depression, disorder disorder, diabetes, heart disease and respiratory diseases.
An emergency doctor at the University Health Network, Toronto. Edward Zhe said, focus on public health units, doctors and nurses At 26 C, Because the BC incident showed that the highest risk of death was related to indoor temperature above that temperature during the heat.
Here Xie and other experts say what happens to the body in summer and what they recommend to stay safe.
To see symptoms related to heat
“We have warm skin, we can flare up, we can feel that our heart is getting faster and we are breathing more to shake that blood,” Zhi said, list the symptoms of heat tiredness.
Our bodies are very effective at normal human body temperature of about 37 C.
But when the weather is hot, the blood vessels expand to carry more blood to try to get rid of excess heat through the skin, Zee said.
When the temperature collides with a historical height, it can also affect each part of the body as well as mental feeling. But what does it think? Lauren Pelé of CBC visited a laboratory, where it is being studied to experience what happens when the body is heated.
Symptoms of heat tiredness may also include dizziness, headache, rapid breathing and thirst, which can affect anyone. When this happens, the person needs to cool within 30 minutes.
Greg Wells, a senior scientist of sick children and an exercise physiologist for Toronto’s hospital, said, “The most important thing is as cold as possible,” said Greg Wells, a senior scientist for Toronto’s hospital and a senior scientist of an exercise physiologist for Toronto’s hospital.
Tips to prevent overheating
to try to Stay COL, wells and Health Canada Also suggest:
- Get out of the sun and head inside the house, preferably where there is air conditioning.
- Wear light colored clothes.
- Put on a hat.
- Keep the sun away from your body.
- Consider exercising in the morning or evening.
If you are already overheating, they recommend:
- If there is no A/C, Wales said what is available, such as use towels with cold water to help suck some heat from your body.
- Stay hydrated to ensure that you have enough fluids for sweat and heat is coming from the body.
- Take a cool shower or bath until you feel refreshed.
What does it sweat
While it can be an unpleasant odor, sweat is a friend of your body.
This is because the purpose of sweat is to get heat to spread in the environment. And the higher the temperature, the more sweating that the body becomes the main method of cooling.
Wales said that when it really is dampThis makes it even more difficult because sweat does not evaporate your skin quickly to pull heat from your body.
Children, pregnant people and 65 years or older people are not able to be able to Sweat Effectively.
XIE said that some medical conditions also deteriorate the body’s sweat and the ability of some. Medicines It can be easy to dehydrate.
“There are many heart medications that allow people to get rid of water in their body,” Zee said. “Okay, you can imagine that during a summer wave, they require extra water that does not dehydrate.”
Those drugs include, but are not limited to antihistamines, anti-inflammatory, heart medications, thyroid medicines, ADHD medicines and antidepressants.
In heat strokeThe main temperature of the body goes above 40.6 C-a medical emergency which can cause long-term limb damage and death. Symptoms include rapid breathing, confusion or recovery and nausea.
“The most important thing is to use yourself as a laboratory,” Wales said. “Note how you are feeling. Pay attention to the rate of your heart, pay attention to how much you are sweating, be hydrated.”
