Heat wave in MV: This is how people and animals protect themselves from the embers!

Heat wave in MV: This is how people and animals protect themselves from the embers!

Rostock, Deutschland - The high temperatures are currently calling for special precautions to protect against heat -related health problems. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the sun shines particularly intensely, care facilities and animal parks show how best to deal with the heat. The senior center "Am Botanisches Garden" in Rostock, for example, has developed a comprehensive heat protection concept. Here the employees make sure that the residents always consume enough fluid. Melon is particularly popular, which is not only a refreshing, but also a water-containing snack, as the NDR reports.

Another important aspect is the right clothing. Airy, bright outfits and protective headgear are recommended to make the hot days more bearable. The nursing staff also ensure that the premises are well ventilated to create a pleasant indoor climate. Such measures have now become necessary because older and health -prone people in particular are often at risk in summer heat. In connection with climate change, the matter is clearer than ever: Heat periods are becoming more frequent and more intensive, as in the HCM magazine.

The protection of children and animals

Especially children are affected by the current heat wave. Here awareness of suitable protective measures is required. It is recommended that children wear UV protective clothing and regularly apply sunscreen with a high sun protection factor. The stay in the shade and sufficient fluid intake are also important. Signs of a heat slaughter, such as a red face or nausea, must be quickly recognized and treated in order to avoid serious health risks.

In the region's zoo, you are also well prepared for the heat. In the Neustrelitz zoo, Emus and pigs can enjoy a refreshing shower with a garden hose. In the Bärenwald Müritz it even goes into the cool water, while the Wismar zoo offers frozen meat and "ice bombs" to its animals. Information on animal -friendly cooling can also be found in the Schwerin Zoo, where prairie dogs withdraw into underground buildings at high temperatures.

optimization of heat measures

As part of a heat measures plan that was developed in the course of the German adaptation strategy to climate change, nursing facilities receive further support. The development of this plan, which is promoted by various institutions, aims to avoid heat -related health problems in old and needy people. The content of the plan includes valuable information and specific options for action for nursing staff in order to be able to react in the best possible way even in difficult times. The full plan is available free of charge at www.klimawandelundung.de.

The individual adaptation of the measures to the respective circumstances on site is important because the heat -related challenges vary in different regions. More and more federal states and municipalities are relying on their own heat action plans to better prepare the population for extreme heat phases, as the Federal Ministry of Health emphasizes.