Heat wave ensures chaos: 40 missions of the DRK in Weingarten!

Heat wave ensures chaos: 40 missions of the DRK in Weingarten!

Weingarten, Deutschland - In the Weingarten region, the Ascension Day and the blood Friday have occurred to a variety of medical emergencies. According to a report of the Schwäbische Zeitung , the German Red Cross (DRK) moved out a total of 40 times. The missions were primarily due to the high temperatures and the oppressive mush.

Georg Roth, the head of the DRK Weingarten, explained that most of the medical missions took place during the blood. This year 16 people were taken to the hospital, which is a significant increase compared to the previous year, in which only three patients had to be hospitalized. "The weather did not make the situation easy," said Roth.

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The missions were mostly outpatient, many concerned internal emergencies, especially cardiovascular complaints and allergic reactions. The medical service received support from three emergency doctors and employees of the DRK rescue service. Stripes of foot and inpatient guards at the office building as well as at the DRK home also contributed to the safety of the event.

heat provision and measures

The heat and its effects on health cause many facilities, especially in care and health facilities, in particular attention, in particular on behavioral measures. According to the Federal Ministry of Health This includes the cooling of the supervised, the provision of sufficient drinks as well as adjustments regarding clothing and bed cover.

For the nursing staff and the supervised people, not only behavioral but also structural measures are important. It is advisable to get fans quickly or apply sun protection devices. A heat measures plan should be created in order to be able to react to heat cases at an early stage.

Overall, the increase in operations and the need for quick reactions to heat -related health problems is an important teaching from the past few days in Weingarten.