Every year, many health hazards due to heat stroke are reported, and it is important for each and every one of us to take measures to prevent heat stroke in preparation for the hot season when the temperature is high.
Regarding the new coronavirus infection, it is necessary to continue to take basic infection control measures, but wearing a mask in a hot and humid environment in summer may increase the risk of heat stroke. Let's practice heat stroke prevention actions based on measures against the new coronavirus infectious disease, and be careful of heat stroke more than usual.

The points of heat stroke prevention based on measures against new coronavirus infectious diseases are as follows.

While masks are effective in preventing the spread of droplets, the risk of heat stroke increases in hot and humid environments.
To prevent heat stroke, remove your mask outdoors, except when talking at a short distance (within 2 meters). For example, when commuting to work or school on foot or by bicycle, or when exercising such as walking or running, remove the mask during outdoor activities.
Please use air conditioners, fans, and ventilation indoors to avoid the heat and take measures against infectious diseases. You don't need to wear a mask if you can keep your distance from people indoors and rarely talk to each other.

The use of air conditioners is effective in preventing heatstroke. However, general household air conditioners only circulate air and do not perform ventilation. In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, it is necessary to ventilate by opening windows and using ventilation fans even when it is air-conditioned. The indoor temperature tends to rise due to ventilation, so adjust the temperature setting of the air conditioner, etc.

If you feel even the slightest change in your physical condition, immediately move to a cool place. Move to a cool place, such as an air-conditioned room or a well-ventilated shade.
Avoid going out during hot weather, wear a parasol, hat, and cool clothes.

Whether you're indoors or out, stay hydrated even if you don't feel thirsty. Please drink 1.2 liters (about 6 cups of glass) per day as a guide, and rehydrate before and after bathing and after waking up. Don't forget to take salt when you sweat a lot.

Take your body temperature and check your health at regular times, such as every morning, and know your body on a daily basis and manage your physical condition. By knowing your normal temperature, you can also notice a fever early. If you feel unwell, do not overdo it and rest at home.

Points for preventing heat stroke based on measures against new coronavirus infectious diseases (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website)

Please be careful of heatstroke! [Yasashii Nihongo] page

Heat stroke occurs when the body's water-salt balance is disrupted in a hot place, or when the body's regulatory functions do not work properly. It occurs in a wide range of age groups, not only outdoors, but also indoors and at night. On hot and humid days, avoid unreasonable power saving and use fans and air conditioners moderately.

◆ Heatstroke can be prevented if you know how to prevent it, and you can save your life if you know first aid◆
In collaboration with the "Heat Stroke Prevention Call Project," Osaka City has held events to distribute heat stroke countermeasure drinks, paper fans, and pamphlets with prevention methods. We are working to raise awareness of

The Ministry of the Environment provides information on the heat stroke prevention information site for the predicted and actual values ​​of the heat index for 841 locations nationwide.
You can check the heat index of Osaka from here ⇒Ministry of the Environment heat stroke prevention information site

* What is the heat index?
1. Humidity 2. Surrounding thermal environment such as solar radiation and radiation 3． It is an index that incorporates three above the temperature . It was proposed in the United States in 1954 for the purpose of preventing heatstroke.

How the heat feels varies from person to person!

• Resistance to heat (sensitivity) varies from person to person, influenced by physical condition and habituation to heat.
• Be aware of changes in your physical condition and take all possible precautions according to your resistance to heat.

Elderly people need special attention!

• Approximately half of heatstroke patients are elderly people aged 65 and over. The ability to sense heat and dehydration is reduced, and the body's ability to adjust to heat is also impaired.
• Even if you don't feel thirsty, remember to drink water frequently, and use fans and air conditioners to adjust the temperature even if you don't feel the heat.

For inquiries about heatstroke, please contact the person in charge of community health activities at each ward office . until

It is important to take measures such as paying attention to slight symptoms (signs) and preparing the environment.

• Evacuate to a cool place
  Evacuate to a well-ventilated shaded area or, if possible, a room with an air conditioner.
• Help the heat escape from the body by having them remove their clothes , any cooling clothing they may have.
  Cool the body by pouring water over the exposed skin and fanning it with a paper fan or fan.
  If you have an ice pack, it is also effective to apply it to the nape of the neck, armpits, groin, and hip joints. (It has the effect of cooling the flowing blood where thick blood vessels run just under the skin.)
  It should be cooled as quickly as possible. The ability to save the life of a seriously injured person depends on how quickly they can lower their body temperature.
  Even after requesting an ambulance, it is important to start cooling before the ambulance arrives. If the core body temperature exceeds 40°C, symptoms such as generalized convulsions (convulsions) and blood coagulation disorders (blood coagulation failure) may appear.
• Replenishment of water and salt
  Cold drinks draw heat away from the surface of the stomach. Sports drinks and oral rehydration solutions are the best options when you sweat a lot. Salt water (1 to 2 g of salt per liter of water) is also effective.
  If they are responsive and alert, give them plenty of cold water to drink. However, if the patient reacts strangely to calls or stimuli or does not respond (disturbance of consciousness), fluid may accidentally flow into the respiratory tract. Also, the symptoms of "sue nausea" or "vomit" are evidence that the movement of the gastrointestinal tract has already slowed down. In these cases, never give water. I need a drip in the hospital.
• take to a medical institution
  If the person is unconscious and unable to take fluids on their own, it is necessary to replenish fluids with an IV. The first priority is to transport the patient to a medical institution in an emergency.
  In fact, nearly half of heatstroke cases are of severity 3 or 2, requiring infusion (intravenous fluid administration) and strict management (monitoring of blood pressure and urine output, etc.) at medical institutions. .

The Ministry of the Environment and the public and private sectors are working together to disseminate correct knowledge about heat stroke. Let's take a break, take a rest, eat nourishment, and talk to each other).

Click here for the Heat Stroke Voice Project website