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How do the elderly prevent heatstroke in hot summer?

Now it has entered the dog days, and hot weather has appeared in many places, which is undoubtedly a threat to the frail elderly.

Heatstroke refers to the long-term exposure of the human body to high temperature, high humidity and windless environment, which leads to the dysfunction of the thermoregulation center and the accumulation of a lot of heat in the body, thus causing the dysfunction of multiple organs. The elderly often suffer from a variety of chronic diseases, belonging to the high incidence of heatstroke.

Heatstroke has three characteristics.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that summer evil has obvious seasonality, which is more common in summer. Its characteristics are as follows:

First, summer heat is yang evil, and it is hot. After heatstroke in summer, patients will have symptoms such as blushing, upset, high fever, fever, pulse and sweating.

Second, the summer heat rises and falls. Due to extreme heat and transpiration, people are particularly vulnerable to the injury of qi and body fluid after heatstroke. Many people easily faint when suffering from heatstroke, because they are injured and lose body fluids. Therefore, in order to prevent heatstroke, it makes sense to eat more watermelons in summer. Watermelons can clear away heat and nourish yin.

Third, summer evil is often wet. In summer, besides the hot weather, it often rains and is wet. Therefore, in addition to fever, thirst and irritability, heatstroke patients will also have some symptoms hurt by moisture, such as chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, loose bowels, weakness of limbs and so on.

Then, how should middle-aged and elderly people prevent heatstroke in their daily lives?

How to prevent heatstroke every day?

clothes

Old people should try to choose clothes with good air permeability such as cotton, hemp and silk when going out, and wear less chemical fiber clothes to avoid that heat can not be distributed in time when sweating a lot.

prescribe a diet

1. Replenish water in time. After getting up in the morning, the elderly had better drink a glass of water to replenish the water consumed at night. In addition, we should pay attention to replenish water in time, and don't wait until we are thirsty, otherwise it will increase the blood viscosity and be prone to the risk of stroke and cerebral infarction. In addition to normal meals, the elderly should keep drinking 1500~2000 ml every day.

2. Adjust your diet. Summer diet should be light and easy to digest. For example, you can eat more vegetables rich in vitamins, tomatoes, lettuce and other vegetables, as well as lean meat, fish and bean products rich in high-quality protein.

3. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Sweet melon juice can not only quench thirst, but also clear away heat and relieve summer heat. You can choose watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber and kiwi.

4. Drink porridge and soup to prevent heatstroke. Mung bean porridge, mint porridge, lotus seed porridge, lotus leaf porridge, raw reed root porridge, watermelon skin porridge, lily honeysuckle porridge, etc. All of them have the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, and promoting fluid production to quench thirst. In addition, you can also drink lotus seed soup, loofah shredded pork soup, yam soup, mung bean pumpkin soup, raw sweet potato sparerib soup and other soups, which can replenish moderate coke, clear away heat and relieve summer heat, benefit the stomach and promote fluid production.

rest

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, the temperature is high and the human body consumes a lot. Old people must get enough sleep so that their brains and bodies can be relaxed. The best bedtime is 22:00-23:00, and the best waking time is 5:30-6:30. Don't sleep in front of the air outlet of the air conditioner and the electric fan. It is best to adjust the room temperature to about 26 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity to about 50%.

In addition, we should pay attention to taking a nap, which can avoid the peak of heatstroke and supplement the lack of sleep at night. The nap time should not be too long, and it is best to control it around 1 hour.

Embark on a journey

Old people should avoid walking in the hot sun in summer 10:00- 16:00, because the sun is strongest at this time, and the possibility of heatstroke is 10 times higher than usual. If you have to go out at this time, you must take precautions and prepare enough tea, drinks and heatstroke prevention and cooling drugs (such as Ren Dan, ten drops of water, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, cool oil, etc.) for emergency use.

intelligence

In summer, the elderly should maintain emotional stability, avoid impatience and reduce fatigue. Conditional elderly people can have preventive physical examination before entering summer, so as to find out the hidden dangers of diseases and eliminate the hidden dangers of heatstroke as soon as possible.

sports

In summer, the human body consumes a lot, so the intensity should be controlled during exercise. It is recommended that the elderly exercise for half an hour or an hour every day. It is best to exercise in the morning or evening, and the morning exercise time should not be too early. Aerobic exercise is the main way of exercise, such as walking, brisk walking, jogging, Tai Ji Chuan, aerobics and so on. Pay attention to changing sweaty clothes in time after exercise, and don't drink cold drinks immediately.

In addition, if there are elderly people with basic diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and diabetes who can't take care of themselves, then we must pay attention to the ventilation of the house and do a good job in heatstroke prevention and cooling. Once the elderly at home have symptoms of heatstroke, they should seek medical attention in time to avoid delaying the best time for rescue and treatment.

Authors: People's Hospital of Beilun District, Ningbo City

Medical and health service group Xiaochunyuan District Qiucong