Exclusive – IMD issues red alert for Delhi, Rajasthan, other states: What it means and how it can affect health
Heatwaves can have serious and far-reaching consequences for human health, especially during a red alert when circumstances are at their most intense.
IMD issues red alert for Delhi, Rajasthan, other states: What it means and how it can affect health
Heatwave red alert, on the other hand, is the highest warning level that meteorological agencies use to warn the public about the high levels of heat that are very dangerous to human health.
What is Red Alert?
Heatwave red alert is a warning that requires the public and authorities to take urgent action to avoid heat-related impacts. It requires constant alert and use of disaster preparedness and response to ensure that members of the society who are most at risk are managed and protected most appropriately especially the elderly, children and those with other health complications.
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What is its impact?
Besides, managing extreme heat experienced during a red alert can have a terrible effect on human beings. Extreme heat affects people in many ways and during a red alert, the consequences can be severe.
Who should be careful?
Another crucial population to target in heat weather is the elderly, the pregnant, infants and clients with other health complications. There is also an indication that the female body is less capable of temperature regulation making them more vulnerable for heat related complications. High temperatures intensify social vulnerabilities Different social relations can be challenged during heatwaves, such that social disparities are more evident and worsened in extreme temperatures. Those people that have no possibility to use air conditioning services should be more careful.
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Preventive measures
- During a heatwave red alert, it is crucial to implement preventive measures to safeguard public health.
- Take enough fluids during the day, reasons being that alcohol and substances having caffeine reduces your water intake.
- Stay in fully aerated rooms and avoid going out in the open area during the day especially in the midmorning and late afternoon.
- Check on any elderly people at home or neighboring households, or anyone with chronic illness, to ensure that they are managing with the heat.
- Take your regular clothing but avoid tight and thick fabrics, have cool showers and use fans or cool wet towels.
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