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Pcare Final Newsletter

Heatstroke is a severe heat-related illness that can lead to permanent disability or death if not treated promptly. To prevent heatstroke, individuals should stay hydrated, avoid strenuous activities in hot weather, and seek cool environments. Symptoms include confusion, high body temperature, and altered mental status, necessitating immediate medical attention.

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Pcare Final Newsletter

Heatstroke is a severe heat-related illness that can lead to permanent disability or death if not treated promptly. To prevent heatstroke, individuals should stay hydrated, avoid strenuous activities in hot weather, and seek cool environments. Symptoms include confusion, high body temperature, and altered mental status, necessitating immediate medical attention.

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AWARENESS CALL FOR Remember, these steps are

INCREASING CASES OF HEAT temporary measures. The person


STROKE should still receive medical
attention as soon as possible.
Heatstroke— is the most serious
heat-related illness. It occurs Preventing heatstroke is key, so
when the body can no longer stay hydrated, avoid strenuous
control its temperature: the activity in hot weather, and seek
body’s temperature rises rapidly, shade or cool environments
the sweating mechanism fails, when it's hot. To prevent
and the body is unable to cool heatstroke, stay hydrated by
down. When heat stroke occurs, drinking plenty of water, avoid
the body temperature can rise to prolonged exposure to high
106°F or higher within 10 to 15 temperatures, dress in
minutes. Heat stroke can cause lightweight clothing, take breaks
Students use a cardboard box to protect permanent disability or death if in cool areas, and be aware of
themselves from the sun during a hot day the person does not receive heatstroke symptoms like high
in Manila. — ATP body temperature and confusion.
emergency treatment.
Monitor vulnerable individuals
ILOILO, Philippines — Twenty- Symptoms of heatstroke include and seek medical attention if
seven areas, including Iloilo confusion, altered mental status, needed.
City, were forecast to have a heat slurred speech, loss of
index under the “danger” level consciousness (coma), hot, dry
next week, the Philippine skin or profuse sweating,
Atmospheric, Geophysical and seizures, & very high body
Astronomical Services temperature; it's crucial to seek
Administration (Pagasa) medical help immediately.
warned. According to While waiting for medical
meteorologists, the Philippines assistance, you can take the
will experience unheard-of heat following steps to help cool the
until mid-May, with an average person down: move to a cooler
temperature of 42 °C in Iloilo area, remove excess clothing,
City. cool the skin, & hydrate.

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