A 52 -year -old man and 53 a woman died of heat strokes in the province of Castellon and Alikante, respectively, as reported in the press release of the Ministry of Health. The person was helped in his house in the early hours of the first day and was transferred to the La Plana de Vila-RAL hospital. Apparently, he went to his home, feeling with a malaise at work.
The woman was helped yesterday in the mountains of Callos -D’A in Sarria, she was transferred to the hospital Marina Bakes de la Vila Joyoos. The man died on the same day 1, and the woman died today. After checking clinical data, both cases were confirmed in accordance with the criteria that the WHO notes for heat shock.
The Ministry of Health insists on the importance of following a series of recommendations for health protection in the face of episodes of heat. The tips include, among other things, exercises for the least hot hours, avoid direct effects on the sun from 12 to 17 hours, drink abundant water, avoid alcohol and caffeine or there are abundant salads, fruits and vegetables.
Similarly, it is advisable to save the house fresh and ventilated, to remain in fresh places and in the shade, use protective creams, protect elderly, minors or vulnerable people and not leave anyone in the car. All this information can be carried out on the website of the Ministry of Health.
On the other hand, Health recommends citizens to inform well about the level of risk to health, which every day takes place during these summer months, and consult with notifications emitted within the framework of the early warning system about the program for the prevention and care program received from high temperatures that are distributed through official channels, as well as social networks, as well as to the web -web -based department of the Department of Health.
Anyone can consult an interactive card indicated at the risk level of each municipality that day, as well as the forecast of the next day, which allows you to activate the corresponding preventive measures.
On the other hand, before a person with a possible thermal blow, you must call 112, and conveniently perform the following steps until the emergency services appear: to remove the person who suffered from the heat source, if possible; Remove the ambient temperature by opening windows or a fan or other cooling system; wet it with water and remove clothes; If the victim has lost consciousness, placing it in a lateral position of security; If you stop breathing, start the main maneuvers of the heart and pulmonary resuscitation.
