Doctors are fighting to save people from heat strokes in a first-of-its-kind clinic in India's capital.
In one of the largest hospitals in India’s capital, Delhi, a physician says he has never seen anything like this before.
A heat stroke, the most severe heat illness, is identified by three key signs: exposure to high heat and humidity, a core body temperature of 40.5C or higher, and mental changes like mild confusion or impaired consciousness. Heat stroke is also a silent killer, and victims can begin to fall ill hours after exposure to sun. India's National Centre for Disease Control calls heat strokes a "life-threatening" condition with a mortality rate of 40-64%.
At this temperature, a human body begins to shut down, cells deteriorate, and there’s a risk of organ failure. Sweating ceases as blood flow to the skin stops, leaving it cold and clammy. Green spaces are scarce. In the peak of summer, the city turns into a scorching furnace, trapped between the blazing heat from above and the searing ground below.The Indian Express
And all over India, people are falling sick due to the heat. A new nationwide survey by Centre for Rapid Insights offers someIt showed that 45% of the households contacted reported at least one member getting sick from the heat last month.This impact was particularly severe among the poorest. Specifically 32.5% of households with motorcycles and 28.2% with no vehicles had members ill for over five days; the figure was lower at 21.8% for households with cars.
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