She said the absence of cases can be attributed to people’s awareness of what to do with the hot weather.
“Maybe they are well-informed of the high heat index and, weather forecast, and they know what to do somehow;, they already know the symptoms of heat exhaustion and naagapan (proper response) at home,” Larracochea said.
She said that heat exhaustion and heat strokes are two different things.
Heat exhaustion symptoms include nausea, vomiting, sometimes headaches, pinagpapawisan (perspiring); pag heat stroke hindi ka na pinagpapawisan sobrang taas na ng temperature mo 40 degrees and above you have central nervous system disturbances like delirium, seizure pwede rin magpass out yung isang tao. Heat stroke is an emergency case. The way I look at it, heat exhaustion pa lang naagapan na,” Dr. Larracochea said.
(Heat exhaustion symptoms include nausea, vomiting, sometimes headaches, and sweating. On heat stroke, you do not perspire, you will have a high temperature above 40 degrees and if you have above and you have central nervous system disturbances like delirium seizures, a person can pass out. Heat stroke is an emergency case;, the way I look at it, when people experience heat exhaustion, they have already had addressed it.)
She advised people to hydrate such as drinking 2-3 liters of water a day, avoid too much exposure to the sun, wear loose clothing, and know the signs and symptoms of heat stroke. (RVC/RGA/PIA XI)