The number of patients presenting with sunstroke or heatstroke has increased over the past few days and is expected to continue to rise.
This is what Dr. Nemanja Petrović from the Podgorica Health Center said in Colors of the Morning.
Petrović said that there is no specific temperature that causes heatstroke or sunstroke, but that temperatures above 30 degrees can affect their occurrence.
"In addition to the high temperature, long-term exposure to the sun, physical activity, every degree of temperature increase is an increasing risk for the development of these conditions," said Petrović.
He pointed out that the temperature in closed rooms should not be lower than 24 degrees nor higher than 30 degrees.
According to him, the younger population is more at risk than the elderly.
"The most vulnerable population is younger people, especially up to the first year of life, where the thermoregulatory center in children is generally not developed and cannot adequately respond to external temperatures, especially when they are high," Petrović said.
He pointed out that "when we notice the symptoms of sunstroke, the first aid is to get away from the source of the temperature, to exhaust the body and replenish fluids and electrolytes, take cold drinks and avoid alcohol and caffeine".
"The body needs to be sufficiently hydrated, to take in plenty of fluids during the day. You don't have to feel thirsty in order to take in fluids. Next, you should eat adequate foods that have a sufficient ratio of minerals and vitamins, seasonal fruits. And perhaps the most important factor is avoiding exposure to the sun from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m.," concluded Petrović.
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