What should we pay attention to during summer health care? Summer health tips

The weather is very hot in summer. People usually turn on fans at first to cool off the heat. As the weather becomes unbearably hot, people turn on air conditioners. Many people who stay in air-conditioned rooms for long periods of time will suffer from air-conditioning sickness. Maintaining good health is something that requires persistence, no matter what season it is, so what should we pay attention to when maintaining good health in summer? The editor below will introduce to you some things you should pay attention to when it comes to health care in summer.

1. Precautions for health maintenance in summer

1. The cervical spine is most afraid of blowing against the air conditioner. The surrounding soft tissue will develop lesions and form chronic inflammation of the muscles and subcutaneous tissue, causing cervical vertebrae. Consequences include persistent spasms in the head and soreness in the back. It is recommended that the indoor air conditioner temperature should not be lower than 25°C, and the shoulders and back should not be directly facing the air conditioner. If the temperature cannot be adjusted by itself, you can put a shawl on your shoulders and take a hot bath at night.

2. Drinking water quickly. Because the temperature is high, the body will become dehydrated faster. Many people are accustomed to drinking water in large gulps. If you drink water too quickly, the water will quickly enter the blood and be absorbed in the intestines, causing the blood to become thinner and the blood volume to increase, which will lead to poor heart health. Especially people with coronary heart disease will have symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath. In severe cases, May cause myocardial infarction. Therefore, in summer, you should not drink water too quickly, but in small amounts and often.

3. The eyes are most afraid of being exposed to the scorching sun. The eyes are the most fragile organ. Experts remind that eyes like coolness and are afraid of heat. If you don’t pay attention to sun protection, it is easy to age prematurely and cause various eye diseases. If you want to go out from 10 am to 4 pm, it is best to wear sunglasses, a hat or a parasol. You can also eat more eye-catching foods, such as longan, yam, carrots, red dates, etc.

4. The most fearful thing about dust at home is the sultry heat and high humidity in summer, which makes it easier for dust to adhere to the air and enter people's skin and body. Because they are difficult to detect with the naked eye and people often neglect to clean them, they float in the air for a long time and adhere to the surfaces of objects in large numbers, becoming a habitat for dust mites and mold spores in the air. These dirty things will take the opportunity to enter the respiratory system, causing asthma, rhinitis and other diseases. It is recommended to increase the frequency of cleaning in summer, cleaning once every two or three days.

5. The intestines and stomach are most afraid of coldness. Summer is the period of high incidence of intestinal diseases. Eat less food that is too cold during this season, especially when getting up in the morning and before going to bed at night. In order to keep the "stomach" warm in time, when eating cold food, you might as well add some ginger or mustard, which can warm the stomach and sterilize.

2. What to do if you have heat stroke

In the event of heat stroke, you should quickly get out of the environment of high temperature, high humidity, and sunlight, lie quietly in a cool, ventilated place, and avoid high-intensity exercise and heavy exercise. For physical labor, if possible, the patient should be placed in an air-conditioned environment and try to remove clothing to help dissipate heat. Those who are conscious should promptly replenish salty drinks, such as light salt water, cold watermelon water, mung bean soup, etc. Those with mild symptoms can recover after the above treatment; those with severe symptoms need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. In addition to monitoring important vital signs, actively replenish fluids and Electrolytes and lowering core body temperature are the core of heatstroke treatment.

Those suffering from heat stroke and high fever should lower their body temperature quickly and strive to reduce the temperature to below 39 degrees Celsius in about half an hour. Cooling measures mostly recommend physical cooling measures, such as immersing the body (except the head) in cold water to cool down, but also to prevent the temperature from dropping too low; or remove clothes, sprinkle warm water on the body, and use a fan to increase evaporative cooling. There are other cooling methods, such as ice packs, ice caps, and ice blankets, but there is no evidence that they are more effective than the above two. Because the mechanisms that cause body temperature to rise are different, the high fever of heat stroke is not the same as the "heat" of inflammation (that is, what we usually call "fever"). Therefore, it is not recommended to use commonly used antipyretic drugs (such as aspirin, acetaminophen, etc.) ). In addition, alcohol bathing is not recommended.