The 53 -year -old man died in the province of Alicante as a result of a thermal blow. The person who had previous pathologies came out yesterday to walk within a few hours. He was helped in his house with a medical team itself, which made an advanced cardiovascular resuscitation and other methods of advanced life support, but there was no answer and confirmed his death.
During this year, there are three deaths from a thermal blow that were confirmed in the Valancenic community, since the latter adds to the death of a 52 -year -old man and a woman 53 for a thermal stroke in Castellon and in Alikant, respectively.
The Ministry of Health affects the importance of following recommendations to protect health in the face 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, stay in fresh places and in the shade, use protective creams, protect elderly, insignificant or vulnerable people and not leave anyone in the car, as well as for pets. All this information is available on the web site of the Ministry of Health.
Health care recommends that citizens are well informed about the level of risk to health that exists every day during these summer months, and consult with notifications that are issued as part of the early warning system about the prevention and care of health problems obtained from high temperatures, which are distributed through official channels, as well as to the web -site of the Ministry 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, launch the main maneuvers of the heart -rendering resuscitation, and if you do not know the technique from emergency information and the coordination center (CICU), the necessary instructions will be given for its implementation.
