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The meds that can make the heat harder to handle
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Yes @Sideways, everyone is vulnerable to heat stroke but folks who are on medications have extra challenges, with increased risks.
Even athletes, at the top of their prime, have been found dead, with a full bottle of water and their car keys next to their cars.
Our human body hasn't evolved to be able us to accurately assess whether an individual has heat stroke or not. (See Jeff Goodell's book: "The Heat Will Kill You First").
Jeff Goodell suggests that we view heat as an "active force that can kill us even before we understand our lives are at risk". Link to interview here.
In Australia, heatwaves kill many more people than any other natural hazard, including bushfires, hail, cyclones & floods. I was surprised to find that out. But the vulnerabilities of those who take medications shocked me because no one has ever informed me about those. I had read about these risks, but it is not a thing a doctor or a psychiatrist had ever warned me about. Maybe mental health professionals in other countries do a better job at educating about the connection between the vulnerabilities of taking medication and heat stroke.
One year France had an unprecedented heat wave and they lost 17,000 citizens as they didn't have the necessary skills or understanding.
I have known for more than a decade to finish exercise before 6.30 to 7am. Or exercise after 4-5pm. And I never have a conversation in the sun. I always go into the shade. When I was a kid you didn't have to do this.
I did not know that between 1900 & 2011 extreme heat was the cause of more than half of all deaths from natural hazards, (excluding pandemics). And we get Extreme Heat Warnings in my state, and we are meant to stay indoors on those days.
Defining Moments Heatwaves from the National Museum Australia. Link to article here.
Even athletes, at the top of their prime, have been found dead, with a full bottle of water and their car keys next to their cars.
Our human body hasn't evolved to be able us to accurately assess whether an individual has heat stroke or not. (See Jeff Goodell's book: "The Heat Will Kill You First").
Jeff Goodell suggests that we view heat as an "active force that can kill us even before we understand our lives are at risk". Link to interview here.
In Australia, heatwaves kill many more people than any other natural hazard, including bushfires, hail, cyclones & floods. I was surprised to find that out. But the vulnerabilities of those who take medications shocked me because no one has ever informed me about those. I had read about these risks, but it is not a thing a doctor or a psychiatrist had ever warned me about. Maybe mental health professionals in other countries do a better job at educating about the connection between the vulnerabilities of taking medication and heat stroke.
One year France had an unprecedented heat wave and they lost 17,000 citizens as they didn't have the necessary skills or understanding.
I have known for more than a decade to finish exercise before 6.30 to 7am. Or exercise after 4-5pm. And I never have a conversation in the sun. I always go into the shade. When I was a kid you didn't have to do this.
I did not know that between 1900 & 2011 extreme heat was the cause of more than half of all deaths from natural hazards, (excluding pandemics). And we get Extreme Heat Warnings in my state, and we are meant to stay indoors on those days.
Defining Moments Heatwaves from the National Museum Australia. Link to article here.
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I was incorrect. France had 14,713 deaths.
The 17,000 deaths was probably 20 years ago now.
Second Heatwave in France Kills 14,713 People During July Link to the article.
The 17,000 deaths was probably 20 years ago now.
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