Heat wave affects persons with comorbidities, children and young adults more

Several parts of the country including the national capital is reeling under an intense heat wave these days which can lead to heat stroke and other health issues experts saidAccording to health experts extreme heat events can trigger a variety of heat stress conditions such as heat stroke as well as cardiovascular and respiratory disordersDelhi is through a spell of heat wave right now and one must understand that it could be lethal also as it could create various kinds of problems said Dr Rohan Krishnan of ESI Hospital told IANSKrishnan said that three categories of people are more prone to get affected with this intense heat waveFirstly young adults and children below the age of 13 can easily get affected by this heat wave because of loss of fluid in the body Secondly elderly people of 60 plus population due to the hormonal secretions which has to occur to counteract the extreme heat outside Thirdly those people who are having multiple comorbidities or who are under medication or cancer patients These types of people need to take extra care and attention during this heat wave Krishnan told IANSHe said that extreme heat can lead to the Hyperthermia which is high body temperature without any symptoms of cough and cold or any infection but it can leads to dehydration loss of appetite vomitting nausea and various other kinds of health problemsApart from hyperthermia the doctor said it also can create dermatitise heat edema heat stroke and hypotensionTo avoid such health problems during the heat wave Dr Krishnan advised to drink a lot of water as sweating is the main reason of water loss in the bodyHe advised to avoid drinking cold water after entering indoors from the outside environment as it can also lead to throat infection and resultantly during the ongoing rising Covid cases any kind of throat infection and irritation can make a person more prone to Covid infectionWe have to countercheck the water intake At least 46 litres of water is required daily in summer When you come from outside during the heat wave you should not drink lots of cold water because it can lead to throat infection and in this Covid situation any kind of throat infection and irritation can make you more prone Covid infection The maximum heat prevails between 11 am to 3 pm so you must avoid going outside during the day time he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever