Here are some tips to protect yourself from the strong summer heat announced for this week.
- Summer temperatures are settling all over France.
- Heat can have adverse health effects.
- To protect yourself against this, it is necessary to stay well hydrated, avoid going out during the hottest hours and avoid physical exertion.
- To guard against this, it is necessary to stay well hydrated, avoid going out during the hottest hours and limit physical exertion.
While the thermometer is climbing all over France, here is how to protect yourself from the potentially harmful effects of high heat on your health:
– drink water regularly without waiting to feel thirsty;
– cool off and wet your body (at least your face and forearms) several times a day;
– eat enough and do not drink alcohol;
– avoid going out during the hottest hours and spend several hours a day in a cool place (cinema, municipal library, supermarket, etc.);
– avoid physical exertion;
– keep your home cool (close windows and shutters during the day, open them in the evening and at night if temperatures drop);
– remember to regularly give your news to your loved ones and, as soon as necessary, dare to ask for help.
Vulnerable people
To know in real time the meteorological situation, you can also consult the Météo-France vigilance map which is updated daily at 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.
In addition, be aware that an information telephone platform accessible on 0 800 06 66 66 (free call from a landline in France) will be activated this summer from the first episode of heat wave.
Extreme heat can have deleterious effects on health, particularly for the most vulnerable people (pregnant women, young children, outdoor workers, precarious individuals, the elderly, isolated, disabled, homeless or with pathologies pre-existing).
2,816 heat-related deaths
“In 2022, for the three periods of heat waves and in the departments concerned, 2,816 excess deaths were attributed to heat, i.e. a relative excess of +16.7%”recalls Public Health France in a press release.
“Climate change causes a steady rise in temperatures as well as an increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of heat waves”, conclude public health experts.
