This is what heat can cause in your body and mind

During the second heat wave of the summer, experts warn that the heat blow is much more than a dizziness or a low voltage. According to the doctor Esther HurtadoChief of the Emergency Department of the Chirónsalud Marbella Hospital“when body temperature exceeds 40 ° C, Not only the organs fail, too The trial begins to fail“

During the last weeks, the hospital medical team has attended a dozen cases compatible with heat stroke, none mortal but serious, with affectation of the circulatory and nervous system. In initial phases, symptoms include intense sweating, tachycardia, dizziness, weakness or cramps. But if it does not act in time, confusion, delusions, loss of consciousness and multiorgan damage may appear.

Although it is often associated with direct exposure to the sun, the true origin of the heat blow is in the inability of the body to release excess temperature, especially when there is moisture, physical effort is performed or remains in poorly ventilated places.

The doctor warns that From 30 ° C the body begins to have difficulty self -regulatingand that certain medications – as diuretics, antidepressants or drugs for tension – can increase the risk without the patient knowing it.

In these cases, specialists recommend avoiding the sun between 11:00 and 17:00, drinking water frequently, avoiding alcohol and caffeine, dressing light clothes and especially caring for older people or chronic diseases.

What to do before a heat blow?

Act quickly: call 061 or 112, take the affected one to a cool place, remove clothes, apply cold compresses on neck, armpits and English, and offer water if you are aware. “Prevention is not just drinking water, it is also being attentive to those who cannot take care of themselves,” concludes the doctor Hurtado.