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How to Enjoy the Outdoors Without Worrying About the Sun
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Introduction
Even though these sun related problems, sunburn, heatstroke, and heat exhaustion are not diseases, they can be very serious and could ruin your vacation. They say that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and this is particularly true when dealing with the sun. Keep in mind that the sun's rays in the tropics are more intense between noon hour and three p.m., as well as at high altitudes, even if it's a cloudy or overcast day. Continue Reading
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How to Enjoy the Outdoors Without Worrying About the Sun Continued ...
How can you prevent getting a sunburn?
Usually, the lighter or fairer your skin, the easier you can get sunburned. Even clouds offer little or no protection from a severe sunburn, so why take a chance of ruining your holidays when getting a painful, serious sunburn is easy to protect against? To prevent getting a bad sunburn, particularly if you sunburn easily, use a high SPF (Sun Protection Factor) of 30, or stronger. Use the sunscreen liberally, wear wide-brimmed sun hats, use UVA & UVB protection certified sunglasses, and wear a long-sleeved shirt and slacks. It's best to try and stay out of the sun between noon and three in the afternoon. Build up exposure to the sun slowly, day by day. Try and limit the length of time you spend in the sun to around fifteen minutes the first day, and gradually increase your time in the sun on subsequent days.
If you get a bad sunburn, what can you do to treat it?
The pain of a sunburn can be eased by soaking in a cool bath three to four times a day. By adding some baking soda to each bath, it will help even more. Cool showers will more than likely hurt too much, and not be as effective or soothing as cool, relaxing baths. If you have headaches, or pain and swelling, you could take aspirin or other pain medication such as Advil or Ibuprofen. Don't take any aspirin-based pain medications if you are on blood thinners or have an ulcer. If you are not sure if it's safe to take any these pain medications, check with a doctor or medical clinic. To avoid dehydration, try and drink six to eight glasses of water a day. Don't break any blisters if you can help it. Broken blisters can get infected easily, especially in the humid weather of the tropics. If they do break, you should wash them gently with soap and warm water.
If the sunburn doesn't appear to be healing and you are still in pain after a few days, you develop a very high temperature or fever, have a splitting headache that just won't go away, are vomiting or have diarrhea, feel dizzy or confused, or your eyes hurt and bright light bothers them, you need to see a medical professional immediately.
What can you do to avoid heat exhaustion?
Heat exhaustion is completely preventable. Wearing a wide-brimmed sunhat, drinking lots of liquids, and staying out of intense heat and humidity will help you avoid this serious problem.
What are the best things that you do if you have the symptoms of heat exhaustion?
Heat exhaustion is precipitated by a combination of high temperatures and humidity. This can result in your body's loss of fluids from excess sweating. These fluids must be replaced quickly or heat exhaustion can occur.
The symptoms include headaches, fatigue and lethargy, giddiness, and muscle cramps. The treatment is to immediately get out of the sun or heat and drink plenty of liquids. Commercial beverages containing electrolytes, such as Gatorade, are preferable. Don't drink any alcohol. This will make your condition worse.
If you do not feel better and show positive signs of recovery in a very short period of time, have someone take you to a hospital immediately as your condition could quickly progress into a true medical emergency, heatstroke.
What actions must you immediately take if you get heat stroke?
When heat exhaustion is not successfully treated immediately, it can result in a very serious medical emergency. Heatstroke is characterized by high body temperatures of 102 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit, or 39 to 41 degrees Centigrade. There is also a cessation of sweating.
The symptoms of heatstroke include flushed, red skin, headache and confusion which can progress into delirium and convulsions, and can be fatal.
Note: Someone must help you by quickly taking you out of the sun or heat and rushing you to a hospital immediately.
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