All I remember about heat stroke anywhere on the beach. But not everyone knows that elderly people with chronic diseases overheat faster and easier, and even at home.
As we age, we lose the ability to sweat properly and regulate body temperature. That is why older people often dressed in several layers of warm clothes. They just do not feel the heat.
The skin of the elderly thinned and poorly protected from the sun. Chronic diseases predispose to overheating. Some drugs, especially psychotropic violate heat transfer. People with diseases of the nervous system may not respond to heat and do not always complain.
How to cope with the heat
You need to wear light clothing. It is better if it is made of thin natural fabrics in light colors. The street is best to wear a hat or use an umbrella.
Air-conditioning is needed in this weather, but he often worried about the elderly. The discomfort can be reduced if the clothes will cover the hands and ankles. These places are sensitive to drafts.
Adjust the air conditioner to maintain the room temperature
below27 degrees. If there is no air conditioner, turn the fan.You can try to move an elderly person somewhere far away, where you can sit under the air conditioner. It can be a shop, a library, cafe or theater. Avoid long trips, especially in the rush hour, and large gatherings of people. Such a break in a cool place sometimes very good results in people feeling.
Afternoon close windows and draw the curtains on the sunny side. At night, open windows and ventilate the room well. Open and with undrawn curtains window during the daytime can easily equalize the temperature on the streets and at home.
Do not let an older person in the street from 11 to 16 hours. This is the hottest hours of high solar activity.
If transporting an elderly man, then bring up as close as possible to the entrance. Do not leave the elderly in a closed car in the sun. There can be instantly overheat.
On the street the elderly should be only in the cooler hours and always in the shade. Somewhere under an umbrella, awning or under the canopy entrance. Consider the posts of special services of air pollution, temperature and humidity. Sometimes bad air once again it is better not to breathe. It is more useful to sit at home.
Limit physical activity in hot weather. Many older people work in the garden or perform exercises prescribed by your doctor. In hot weather it is better not to do so.
Often let the elderly to drink. It may be water or juices. Offer a drink, even if the person has already said he does not want. Avoid alcohol, coffee or tea.
Food should be easy. It is better to avoid hot dishes. Do not use the oven. It acts as a heater.
Ask your doctor how the drug will work in the heat. Sometimes the doctor changed his destination.
To cool off, you can take a cool shower or bath. You can put on the forehead cold wet towel.
If an elderly person lives alone, ask the neighbors during the heat several times a day to check that everything was in order. Ask someone to bring up an old man in the car.
Be careful. If an older person does not work the head, then he can not feel the heat and will not always complain.
