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Baku city Emergency Medical Aid Station warns population due to hot weather

14 June 2012 12:51 (UTC +04:00)

Head Physician of the Station Mursal Hamidov told APA that sunstroke cases can increase because of hot weather conditions in recent days: â€œOne cannot walk under the sun at 11.00-17.00. Old people, children, the sick, thick people are exposed most of all to the sunstroke. People engaged in physical activity outside at 12.00-16.00 are also exposed to the sunstroke. It is not recommended to be engaged in physical work during these hoursâ€.

Hamidov said that people walking in the streets in such abnormal hot weathers must wear natural, light color clothes: â€œPeople must use cap, umbrellas, cold drinks. They must refuse from greasy, meat, indigestible foods and refer fruits and vegetables. As the perspiration increased, every people must drink more than 5 l water within a dayâ€.

Head Physician said that 7 people addressed the station till May 1 with sunstroke diagnosis, 4 of them were hospitalized and allowed home. Two people addressed the ambulance service in Baku within the last day.