2024-05-08 06:04:50
Given the high temperatures recorded in the Mexico Citythe PRI representative, Guadalupe Barrón, called the health authorities and education to carry out dissemination campaigns to inform about the measures of primary care ante heat stroke and heatstroke in minors.
In a Point of Agreement which he presented at Congress capital, the legislator highlighted that currently, the country’s capital registers temperatures of up to 33 degrees Celsius, a phenomenon that has impacted health, the economy and the agricultural sector.
He added that since 2017, to date, heat waves in the Megalopolis have been increasing and the forecast shows that this year five of these phenomena will be recorded, which can cause exposed population burns, dehydration, intense sweating, fainting or dizziness, tiredness, weak pulse, low blood pressure, cramps, nausea and headache.
He warned that despite the decrease in waves of heat in 2023419 people died related to high temperatures, in which 88 percent of the cases were caused by heat stroke and the remaining 12 percent by dehydration.
Barrón pointed out that institutions like the Mexican Social Security Institute and the Autonomous University of Mexico have issued recommendations to mitigate the effects of increasing temperatures, such as avoiding prolonged exposure to sunlight, staying hydrated, wearing cool clothing and using sunscreen.
Because of the risks, he urged the Secretary of health local to carry out dissemination campaigns through social networks and official websites, on how to prevent and act in the event of heat stroke in an effective and functional way for all citizens.
It is worth remembering that on April 15, the country’s capital registered a new historical record for maximum temperature, reaching 34.2 degrees. Celsius which exceeded the 33.9 degrees reached in 1998.
Meanwhile, the Point of Agreement took turns for analysis and ruling to the United Commissions on Health and Education.
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2024-05-08 06:04:50