{"id":8215,"date":"2022-05-14T13:39:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T13:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=8215"},"modified":"2022-05-14T13:39:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T13:39:16","slug":"heatwave-like-conditions-likely-to-persist-in-most-parts-of-country-next-week-pmd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/weather\/heatwave-like-conditions-likely-to-persist-in-most-parts-of-country-next-week-pmd\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Heatwave like conditions&#8217; likely to persist in most parts of country next week: PMD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-area\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/416890-heatwave-like-conditions-likely-to-persist-in-most-parts-of-country-next-week-pmd\">\n<p class=\"\">ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday forecast that a &#8220;heatwave like condition&#8221; is likely to persist in most parts of the country during the next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">According to the met department, most parts of the country can expect a slight relief from the ongoing heat wave from May 14\u00a0(evening\/night) till May 17 due to dust storms, gusty winds and thunderstorms\u00a0in the afternoon and evening\/night. However, the day temperatures are likely to increase again from May 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The PMD warned that the prevailing hot weather in the country may &#8220;cause water stress\u00a0on water (reservoirs), crops, vegetable and orchards&#8221; and it might increase water and energy demand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The met department also warned that the hot temperatures are more likely to harm senior citizens and children and could cause heatstroke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Warning the citizens of the impacts of the hot weather on their health, the department advised the public to avoid &#8220;unnecessary exposure to direct sunlight and take precautionary measures.&#8221; The public is also advised to use water judiciously, it said.<\/p>\n<h2>NIH issues heat\/sunstroke management advisory<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Amid severe weather conditions, the National Institute of Health has issued an advisory to prevent and manage heatstroke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The common symptoms of heatstroke are hot and dry skin or profuse sweating with hot, red or flushed skin, weakness\/lethargy, throbbing headache, elevated body temperature, irritability, dizziness, decrease urine output, heat rash (red cluster of pimples or small blisters).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Following steps are recommended to be followed for the victims of heatstroke.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The most important step is to lower the patient&#8217;s temperature by moving him\/her to a shady area. After that, it is necessary to remove the unnecessary clothing and apply cool\u00a0tepid water to the patient&#8217;s skin while soaking the remaining clothes with water.<\/li>\n<li>Notify the emergency services immediately as severe cases often require hospitalisation and Intravenous re-hydration.<\/li>\n<li>Promote sweat evaporation by placing the patient before fan and ice packs under the armpits and groin.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage frequent oral fluid intake in conscious patients.<\/li>\n<li>Hospitalise and maintain intravenous fluids if required.<\/li>\n<li>Monitor body temperature with a thermometer and continue cooling efforts until the body temperature drops to 101\u2109.\u00a0Anti-pyretic may be given once the body temperature drops to 101 O F or below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: flama-book;\">The NIH also issued preventive measures to be taken.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People should be advised to keep themselves hydrated and limit time in direct sunlight\u00a0in hot humid weather or in places with high environmental temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance the generalised awareness about early signs\/ symptoms of dehydration and subsequent evolving signs and symptoms of heatstroke such as muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, light-headedness and even heart palpitations.<\/li>\n<li>Suspected persons should\u00a0avoid the use of caffeine-containing soft drinks and\/or tea), which may exacerbate dehydration.<\/li>\n<li>People should be encouraged to consume foods containing enough salts and minerals (hypertensive patients should consult their consultant in this regard), and wear hats and light-coloured, lightweight and loose clothes during the hot humid environmental conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\"><em><strong>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/latest-news\/met-office-forecasts-dry-weather-in-most-parts-of-the-country.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Met Office forecasts dry weather in most parts of the country<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday forecast that a &#8220;heatwave like condition&#8221; is likely to persist in most parts of the country during the next week. According to the met department, most parts of the country can expect a slight relief from the ongoing heat wave from May 14\u00a0(evening\/night) till May 17 due [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[3254,640,641,127],"class_list":["post-8215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather","tag-national-institute-of-health","tag-pakistan-meteorological-department","tag-pmd","tag-heatwave"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}