11 tips to avoid heat stroke

• May 2, 2024

In this hot season the risks to health and the effects associated with exposure to high ambient temperature increase (heatstroke , insolation Y skin lesions ), as well as the acute diarrheal diseases .

In this regard, the Health Secretary , gives you 12 tips to avoid damage to your health due to high temperatures:

1. Take more fluids than you usually do; Do not wait until you're thirsty to drink them
2. Avoid the ingestion of liquids with caffeine , sugary or alcoholic drinks , because they make you lose more body fluids
3. Consume boiled water. To disinfect it, add 2 drops of chlorine for each liter of water or a drop of colloidal silver for every two liters and let it sit for 30 minutes before drinking it
4. Wear light, light-colored clothing and use a hat or umbrella to protect yourself from the sun
5. Avoid exposing yourself to the sun during peak hours radiation (between 11:00 and 15:00 hrs)
6. Choose the first hours of the day to carry out your outdoor and sports activities
7. Covers the windows that receive sunlight, when placing blinds, curtains or newspapers, which helps to reduce up to 80% the heat inside the house
8. Never stay in a parked or closed vehicle
9. Consume the food immediately after its preparation, to avoid that these decompose
10. Wash fruits and vegetables eaten raw with soap and water
11. In case your lips and skin are dry, ask for free Oral Serum Life in any unit of the Health Sector; prepare by dissolving the contents of an envelope in one liter of boiled or disinfected water

The Ministry of Health reiterates that the self-medication and before any discomfort, it is necessary that people go to their nearest doctor, to avoid damage to health.

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