Last summer in Spain reported a total of 15 deaths attributable to heat stroke, of which almost half, in particular, 47 percent were caused by sports or be working outside in the middle of the day when temperatures are higher.
This has been assured the Minister of Health, Social Policy and Equality, Leire Pajin, during the presentation a few days of the campaign ‘Fight the heat is in your hands’ has launched his department to “prevent and reduce the negative effects of heat “the health of citizens.
In addition to the exercise or work, the rest of heatstroke deaths last year were related to the consumption of drugs or spoiled food (20 percent), part of risk groups by age -adults and children-(20 percent), or have any pre-existing disease (in 13 percent of cases).
Therefore, the Ministry of Health has launched between June and September a subscription through their website to receive email and mobile phone prediction of temperatures and the risk level of their province. This system worked last year and managed a total of 1,100 subscription requests.
And, as recognized by the President of the State Meteorological Agency, Ricardo García Herrera, predictions for this summer can sign warning that “temperatures above the average of other years,” as has happened in spring, requiring “constant vigilance” particularly in areas most at risk. “The summer will be hotter than normal, and the number of ads for yellow and orange alerts,” he assured.