At 11:30 on the 23rd, "Great Summer" "The hottest season" needs to prevent physical and mental "heatstroke"

Release date: 2015-07-24

"The summer is not going out, and there are no guests." "Chinese Astronomical Calendar" shows that at 11:30 on July 23, the "Great Summer" solar eclipse means the arrival of the hottest season of the year. Experts suggest that at this time, the public should be mindful of physical and emotional "heatstroke" in daily life.

On July 22 or 23 of the solar calendar every year, when the sun reaches 120 degrees of the Yellow River, it is a great heat. It is the "three days", the highest temperature in the year, and the days of damp and hot.

This extreme temperature can cause various adverse effects on the physiology and psychology of the human body, and even cause acute illnesses such as paralysis and heat stroke.

Li Yanling, director of the Nutrition Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, reminded that in the hottest afternoon, people should try to reduce their risk of going out. If you must go out, be sure to do sun protection measures, such as wearing light or white clothes, umbrellas and sunshades. Cap, apply sunscreen, etc., and carry heatstroke drugs with you; in the daily life, pay attention to rest, ensure sleep, timely hydration; in the diet, it is appropriate to light, eat more green bean soup, bitter gourd, winter melon soup, etc. Lung food.

When there are symptoms such as palpitations, chest tightness, excessive sweating, numbness in the limbs, thirst, nausea, etc., it may be a sign of heat stroke. In the event of heat stroke, the patient should be immediately moved to a ventilated place to rest, drink some light salt water, mung bean soup, watermelon juice and so on.

People's emotions are closely related to the external environment. Continuous high temperature weather not only brings physical discomfort, but also negatively affects psychology and emotions, and “emotional heatstroke” appears. "Emotional heatstroke" is very harmful to people's summer health and physical and mental health, especially in the elderly and the elderly, emotional disorders will cause their myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia and blood pressure, and even lead to sudden death.

Therefore, while paying attention to preventing heatstroke in the body, the public should also beware of "emotional heatstroke". Li Yanling suggested that to maintain optimism, to quit anger and anger; to encounter unsatisfactory things, to learn to deal with cold; regular sleep, quit smoking and alcohol.

Source: Xinhuanet