Heat wave warning! Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital received two cases of heat stroke | Today’s news
Delhi reported its first two cases of heatstroke of the season, including a 24-year-old student from West Bengal who remains in critical condition after he was brought unconscious to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Thursday morning, PTI reported, citing officials.
Another case of suspected heatstroke involves a 50-year-old man who was admitted to hospital at around 10.45am. Police said he was brought in unconscious with a dangerously high body temperature.
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Doctors applied immersion cooling therapy and later transferred the patient to the medical ward, where he remains under intensive medical supervision.
“The patient’s condition is still very serious. Heatstroke is a life-threatening condition,” said Dr. Ajay Chauhan, Nodal Officer, and urged people to remain cautious during the prevailing extreme weather conditions.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta outlines the main objective of the emergency response, stressing the administrative priority given to protect citizens from the emergency-induced heat. In his contribution to X, the Chief Minister discusses the specific administrative measures that are taking effect.
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In her post on X, the Delhi Chief Minister said, “Amid the intense heat and heat wave that is plaguing Delhi, the Delhi government is working in mission mode to ensure safety and relief to every resident of Delhi. Be it a laborer walking on the streets in a scorching afternoon, a dedicated laborer standing at a traffic light, a rickshaw puller, a rickshaw puller feels no help in this difficult person, none of us feel help, none of us need help. time.”
“Thirteen mobile heat relief units are continuously reaching the congested areas to provide cold and clean drinking water, ORS packets, first aid, cotton gamchhas and caps. In addition, water bell systems are being provided in schools, hospital cooling rooms, special ORS and all essential health facilities so that heat relief is not just an announcement but a tangible relief felt by all residents of Delhi,” it states place.
On Wednesday, as intense heat waves continued to lash several parts of northern India, doctors and meteorologists urged people to take precautions against heat-related illnesseswith temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius in Delhi and Rajasthan.
Here’s what the doctors recommended
Speaking to ANI, Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Dr Atul Kakar, said hospitals are witnessing an increase in patients suffering from heat-related conditions.
He added that dehydration and heatstroke were also increasingly common during the ongoing heat wave. “Moreover, many patients come with dehydration and in extreme cases, heatstroke can occur,” he said, as reported by ANI.
He further warned that children, the elderly and people suffering from kidney or heart disease are more susceptible to heat-related complications.
Weather in Delhi
Amid a streak of hot days, Delhi recorded its hottest night in the month of May in nearly 14 years, with the minimum temperature settling at 31.9 degrees Celsius on Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The Met Office has issued an orange alert for the capital, predicting severe heat waves with the maximum temperature likely to touch 46 degrees Celsius during the day.
(With input from agencies)
