CCH 鼓励居民在即将到来的热浪中采取预防措施

本周末晚些时候，气温预计将达到 90 华氏度，高温指数将飙升至 100 附近，库克县卫生局 (CCH) 的医生敦促您采取额外措施保持凉爽。

“当我们在高温高湿的情况下出汗时，蒸发速度会减慢，身体必须更加努力才能维持正常的温度，”急诊科医生塔兰·赫达亚提 (Tarlan Hedayati) 博士说。 “预防与高温相关的疾病的最佳方法就是预防。”

Dr. Hedayati suggests avoiding overexertion and strenuous outdoor activities. If you must be outdoors, wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothes that cover as much skin as possible to prevent sunburn.  Don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink. Consume plenty of non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated fluids.

CCH encourages relatives and friends to make daily visits or calls to senior citizens living alone. Take advantage of cooling centers, public pools and air-conditioned stores and malls during periods of extreme heat.  If you are unable to get into air conditioning, take frequent showers or baths to help avoid heat illness from developing.

热衰竭的早期迹象包括：

• 口渴
• 恶心和呕吐
• 头晕
• 头痛
• 疲劳
• 感觉又冷又湿，同时还在出汗

如果没有适当的干预，热衰竭可能会发展为中暑。症状包括：

• 皮肤发热、潮红，但没有出汗
• 困惑
• 癫痫发作
• 无法走直线
• 恶心、呕吐和腹泻
• 脉搏快
• 可能失去意识

如果您看到有人中暑，请立即采取行动——立即拨打 911，然后尝试将其移至阴凉处。