High temperatures in Mazatlan increase risk of heat stroke

Mexico. – Before high temperature who are registered in Mazatlan, Increasing risk of heat stroke And preventive measures should be taken to avoid this pathology, recommends Carlos Lionel Verdugo Hernández, director of the General Hospital of Mazatlán. No cases have been reported so far, but the risk is imminent, said the doctor.

The Director of Municipal Health Services, Andy Ramos Aragon, insisted that this disorder This is due to excessive heat in the body.usually as a result of prolonged exposure to high temperatures of or physical exertion in high temperatures.

Hence the importance of exercising caution, especially in the case of children. Sports activities in schools should be done in covered areas or under the shade of a tree.

Football games in the afternoon are a danger to minors. They are exposed to the strong rays of the sun for several minutes. In addition, there is a physical effort and it can lead to sunstroke or heat stroke in children, Verdugo explained.

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Heat exhaustion can be a pre-heat condition. If there is excessive sweating, the skin of babies can be very irritated. In children and adults, pale skin and a feeling of suffocating heat.

A person with muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, dizziness and fainting should seek medical attention immediately, as they could die of heat stroke, the health official said.

While transferred to the medical unit, the person should be moved to a cool, ventilated place, with air conditioning if possible, and washed with cool water.

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To avoid all this, it is better not to expose children or anyone to high temperatures at this time of year.