In conjunction with the intensification of heat .. What is heat stress and what are its symptoms?

Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - Heat stress , the more it affects the more we enter the summer and the higher the temperature, so what is heat stress? What are its symptoms and treatment, and what is the most vulnerable group to heat stress?

What is heat stress?

Heat stress is a condition that results from direct and prolonged exposure to sunlight and high temperatures, and results in severe, sometimes life-threatening, exhaustion.

What are the symptoms of heat stress?

• Feeling emaciated and dizzy
• excessive sweating
• Cool, pale and hydrated skin
• Nausea or vomiting
• Fast and weak pulse
• muscle cramps

The following design highlights the main symptoms of heat stroke and heat stress and treatment methodطريقة

The elderly and children are the most affected by heat stress

The category of children under the age of 4 years, and adults over the age of 65 years are more susceptible to heat stress, and for children, the body's ability to regulate its temperature is not fully developed yet, as for the elderly it may decrease due to illness, medications, or other factors.