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Between fatigue, dehydration and weakening of the brain or heart, the effects of high heat on the body are numerous and harmful. It is advisable to remain vigilant.
Soaring temperatures and suffering bodies. Watch for the warning signs. “a lot of tiredness, [je suis] even exhausted“, confides a young man. As soon as the thermometer exceeds 28°C, the body gets tired and spends a lot of energy. It is difficult to sleep, the brain heats up, the heart speeds up and we start to sweating profusely, sometimes up to two liters per hour The risks, such as dehydration, are higher in the elderly.
Risks to life expectancy
Any change in behavior should alert caregivers. “We can also have vigilance disorders, since when we are dehydrated, we are drowsy, we can fall into a coma, we can even have seizures.“, notes Edouard Karoubi, geriatrician at the American Hospital of Paris. “If we are regularly confronted with this heat, from year to year, we will potentially reduce our life expectancy.“, explains for his part Christian Clot, explorer-researcher and director of Deep Climate.