Health Tips for Today: What to do if you feel dizzy or uneasy due to heatwave? Here are some first aid measures to know
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) too has created a digital platform to record cases and deaths from heatstroke. According to the people aware of the matter, doctors at 120 government hospitals across 21 states will now directly upload data on the platform to help public health policymakers take informed decisions. The Health Ministry has listed out first aid measures for people to know when someone feels dizzy or uneasy.
1. Drink water to rehydrate. 2.
Loosen clothes if possible 3. Move to a cooler place immediately 4. Place a sponge or cloth soaked in water on your forehead.
Moreover, you can ice pack to your forehead, neck, and wrists to help cool down your body. 5. If someone is unconscious do not force feed or give water.
6. The Ministry has also stated that if the symptoms persist, visit the nearest hospital or call an ambulance. 1.
Refusal of food 2. Excessive irritability 3. Decreased urine output 4.
Dry oral mucosa and absense of tears/sunken eyes. 5. Lethargy or altered sensorium 6.
Seizures 7. Bleeding from any site The Health inistry has also listed eight signs of heatstroke in adults. They are: 1.
Altered mental sensorium 2. Hot, red, and dry skin 3. High body temperature 4.
Severe headache 5. Anxiety, dizziness, fainting and lightheadedness 6. Muscle weakness and cramps 7.
Nausea and vomitting 8. Rapid heatbeat. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) have predicted heatwave conditions in isolated pockets over Saurashtra & Kutch and Gujarat Region during next 5 days.
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