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Three Tips for Preventing Heat Stroke

The dog days of summer are here

Dr. Gabriel Neal, Texas A&M University

As a primary care physician who often treats patients with heat-related illnesses, I know all too well how heat waves create spikes in hospitalizations and deaths related to “severe nonexertional hyperthermia,” or what most people call “heat stroke.”

Heat stroke is when a person’s core body temperature rises too high – often more than 104 F (40 C) – because high environmental temperatures and humidity prevent the body from cooling itself through sweating and breathing. As heat stroke develops, a patient experiences rapid heart rate, ragged breathing, dizziness, nausea, muscle cramps and confusion. Eventually the patient may lose consciousness entirely.

Without medical intervention, heat stroke is often fatal. On average, about 658 Americans die each year from heat stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Victims of heat stroke can be any age, but most often it strikes the elderly – particularly those over the age of 70 – because our bodies’ ability to cool off declines with age. Additionally, many common medications used to control blood pressure, seizures and psychological disorders reduce a person’s ability to regulate temperature. Those risks increase even more when an elderly person doesn’t have awareness of the dangerous heat wave, doesn’t have working air conditioning in their home and doesn’t have anyone to check on them.

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In addition to advancing age, other factors that increase the risk for heat stroke are obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

Here are three tips on how to prevent this potentially deadly condition: 1. Stay hydrated. In hotter weather, increase your water intake and avoid sugary drinks and alcohol. If your doctor has limited your daily water intake because of heart failure or another diagnosis, stay in communication with them during a heat wave to avoid medical complications. 2. Rest. Don’t exercise during the hottest hours of the day – typically between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. – and expect longer recovery time after exercise when heat and humidity are elevated. 3. Find a cool environment. If you don’t have an air conditioned home or car, try: • Wearing light, breathable clothing • Avoiding time in direct sunlight • Spraying yourself with water and sitting in front of a fan • Taking a cool bath or shower • Placing a cold pack on your neck, armpit or head • Contacting your local health department about local heat-relief shelters Fans help – not by lowering the air temperature but by causing air movement over the skin, resulting in evaporation of sweat, which lowers the body temperature. Even though fans are useful, air conditioning is better in high humidity because it produces drier air that allows your body to cool itself more readily. In a heat wave, take time

In fact, to check in with your elderly neighbors, family and friends to make sure they have the means In addition to stay cool. If you encounter to advancing someone having the symptoms age, particularly of heat stroke, call 911 to get those over the age them to an emergency room for of 70, other factors evaluation and treatment. that increase Perhaps the Lovin’ Spoonful the risk for heat said it best in their hit song stroke are obesity, “Summer in the City.” diabetes and heart “Hot town, summer in the city disease. Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn’t it a pity Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city” The song’s next line “All around, people looking half-dead” doesn’t have to describe you if you learn to avoid heatstroke. Just stay cool, rest and stay hydrated. Simple, right? -This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

Fashion Designers of LatAm Returns to New York Fashion Week

Live shows return but only with vaccinated guests

The Weekly Journal Staff

Fashion Designers of Latin America (FDLA) has announced the official schedule and participating fashion designers for the upcoming FDLA season during New York Fashion Week (NYFW) for its LIVE shows in September. The Fall schedule for Spring-Summer/2022

FDLA shows will take place during NYFW at its new location, Lavan541, an iconic, exceptional and luxury event venue, located in the heart of Chelsea at 541 W 25th St, New York, NY 10001. The event is produced in adherence to New York State Health

Guidelines. The fashion festivities will kick off with a virtual press conference taking place on Tuesday Sept. 7 at 6 p.m., followed by an up-close in-person showcase featuring the best of Latin-American

Fashion Designers with FDLA honorary president

Agatha Ruiz de La Prada and special guest Custo

Barcelona.

With current progress in the pace of vaccinations and the reopening of New York City, FDLA anticipates the week to feature a return to traditional in-person runway shows and a continuation of digital shows produced in adherence to New York State Health Guidelines. Fashion Designers of Latin America will require all participating staff, designers, models and all guests to be fully vaccinated. “Anyone attending our shows will be asked to show proof of vaccination as we encourage and support the broader industry to follow suit and protect the wellbeing of our fashion community this season during the shows. We look forward to a strong coming back this fashion season and to celebrate the best of Latin American fashion in both physical and digital presentations,” said Albania Rosario, founder of FDLA. Fashion Designers of Latin America is showcasing emergent designers Dante Luxury Footwear - Mexico, Dayana Leon - Venezuela Giannina Azar - Dominican Republic, Glenkora Comte - Ecuador, Indira & Isidro - Mexico, Jose Ventura - Dominican Republic, Leti Faviani - Chile, Paris Rodriguez - Colombia, Rosita Hurtado - Bolivia, Samantha Telfair - Puerto Rico, Yirko Sivirich - Peru, Yas Gonzalez - Cuba.