The weather is hot in summer, how to prevent heatstroke

Five tips to prevent heatstroke

1. Wear light-colored clothes: When traveling in summer, you should wear white, light-colored or plain-colored clothes, not black or blue. Because white, light-colored or plain-colored clothes absorb heat slowly, dissipate heat quickly, and are cool to wear, they are less likely to suffer from heat stroke; while black or blue clothes absorb heat quickly, dissipate heat slowly, and are stuffy to wear, making them prone to heat stroke.

2. Wear an insulated straw hat: The raw materials for woven straw hats are mostly hollow, which stores a certain amount of air, and air is a poor conductor of heat. In addition, the straw hat also has a certain blocking effect on the sun. . Therefore, it is best to wear a straw hat when traveling in summer.

3. Take a break at noon: the air is fresh and the climate is cool in the morning. Therefore, when traveling in summer, you should start early, rest at noon, and resume travel activities after three or four o'clock in the afternoon. Not only will you be energetic and not tired when traveling, but you will also avoid heatstroke.

4. Drink more salty boiled water: The high temperature in summer will cause you to sweat more, and the salt content in your body will decrease. The osmotic pressure in the body will lose balance, resulting in heat stroke. Drinking more salt water or salt water can replenish the salt lost in the body and prevent heatstroke. When drinking salt water, drink it in small amounts and many times to prevent heatstroke.

5. Bring anti-heatstroke medications: During travel, it is easy to encounter changeable climates. Temperatures that alternate between cold and hot are prone to colds, and muggy and hot weather are the most vulnerable to heatstroke. Therefore, when traveling in summer, you should bring some heatstroke prevention medicines, such as rendan, cooling oil, tiger balm, Fengyoujing, ten drops of water, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, etc.

Once heat stroke occurs, the patient should be moved to a cool and ventilated place to lie down and rest, then unbutton the patient's clothes, apply a cold water towel on the patient's head and neck, and let the patient take some medicine. Dan or ten drops of water. If the patient faints, you can use your fingers to pinch the patient's Renzhong point or acupuncture the Shixuan point on the fingertips of both hands. When the patient improves, he will be sent to a nearby hospital for treatment.