Jammu, May 24: Severe heat-wave can be fatal for children, senior citizens and working class, who are in particular vulnerable to its severity and thus they should take all precautions to shield themselves against searing heat conditions, opine medical experts. “Extreme ages, means children and senior citizens – they are in high-risk zone vis-à-vis heat-stroke. Hence it is imperative for them to keep their bodies hydrated.
Hydrating – by increasing intake of water or other healthy traditional drinks and consuming fruits with rich water content is the easiest way to avoid heat-stroke. Besides, the working class and labour class also fall in the vulnerable category,” explains Dr Vishal R Tandon, Professor Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, while speaking to Greater Kashmir. “First of all, this is very important that one has to recognise whether one has been affected by the heat wave or not and if impacted then to what extent.
There are three levels – mild form i.e., heat exhaustion.
It simply means that one has been mildly impacted by searing heat. Mild form requires milder management. Since it is not very severe thus as one gets hydrated; the person is fully recovered,” he says.
“Moderate form, which is second level, requires medical attention. But if the impact is severe (heat-stroke), this requires immediate hospitalization. Reason being, this can prove fatal as one would experience high-grade fever leading to stroke, convulsions, seizure and several .
