Pakistan Meteorological Department or PMD revealed that the heat wave in Karachi will hit the city from Wednesday.
Heat Wave in Karachi is expected from May 1 to 3 and the temperature can be reached to 40-42°C. During these three days, you should take adequate precautions to avoid heatstroke or any other mishap.
Due to the high temperature, anybody can suffer from a heat stroke, but the people most prone to it in this weather are kids, senior citizens, pregnant women and people with existing medical conditions. Here is a complete survival guide about heat stroke including tips, precautions, and symptoms.
How to remain safe from a heat stroke?
- Avoid using any heat radiating devices such as hair straighteners and hair dryers
- Be extra careful while administering any medicine since they may have certain harmful side effects (including causing dehydration)
- Drink plenty of fluids
- Keep out of the sun
- Keep the environment as cool as possible – keep curtains drawn and minimal light
- Limit your physical exhaustion by limiting physical activity
- Make sure you dress yourself and your kids in “minimal, loose-fitting and lightweight clothing”
- Never stay in a parked car or any confined space without proper ventilation
- Replace fatty foods with low-fat alternatives
- Take regular showers more than once a day
- Try to stay away from kitchens and laundry rooms
What are the symptoms of a heat stroke?
- A dry and swollen tongue
- A throbbing headache
- Dizziness, confusion, and nausea
- Eventual unconsciousness
- Rapid pulse
- Red, hot and dry skin (Without sweat)
- Very High Blood pressure
What to do if someone is affected by the heat stroke?
- Wet his/her skin with water or wrap it in wet a cloth after removing as much clothing from their body as possible. You can also give him/her an ice bath
- Fan continuously
- Don’t provide the person fluids to drink
- Position an unconscious person on their side and clear their airway
- Apply ice packs to the patient’s armpits, groin, neck and back
- Keep monitor his/her body temperature and continue cooling efforts until the body temperature drops below 38 Degree Celsius.
