KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — Gulping down water may not be the only option to survive the ongoing hot spells. Some simple dietary and fashion changes can come in handy too, health...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — Gulping down water may not be the only option to survive the ongoing hot spells.Prince Court Medical Centre emergency medicine physician and head of emergency services Dr Siva Perumal said avoiding a high-protein diet allows the body to cope with the heat stress.“Instead, have more vegetables and fruits like watermelon or pomelo that have high water content.”
Dr Siva said heat-related illness usually starts with heat rashes or heat cramps and if left untreated, it progressively worsens into heat exhaustion and ultimately leads to a heatstroke. Dr Jayakumar, an occupational and community medicine professor, said students should not exercise in open fields during unusually hot days to prevent heat syncopes.
In such cases, he said the person should be transferred to a cooler indoor area or to a shaded place first.“It should be followed by cooling the person and damping the head, face and neck with a wet towel or cloth.“In high-risk workplaces like army cadet camps and at other hot workplaces like iron foundries, emergency showers are installed to cater to cases of such nature.”
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