The Ministry of Health has requested the public health departments, ambulance services and emergency reception units, activating measures for hot days, so that the medical risks caused by extreme temperatures can be reduced.
“The Ministry of Health requires the public health departments, ambulance services and emergency reception units, activating measures for hot days, so that the medical risks caused by extreme temperatures can be reduced.
Ambulance services – alerting crews and supplementing them, where the number of requests is increasing. Public Health Directorates – Checking the conditions for assisting medical assistance in sanitary units (emergency drug stocks, especially medicines for determined/aggravated pathologies, human resources)”, The Ministry of Health informed on Friday.
The health directions will collaborate with the local authorities for the arrangement of the population assistance points in case of need.
“Listen to doctors’ advice and avoid prolonged exposure to the sun, dehydration and outdoor activities that require high energy consumption”, Recommends the institution.
Several counties in the country will be on Friday and Saturday, July 4-5, under the orange code of heat and accentuated thermal discomfort.
According to the National Meteorological Administration (ANM), an orange code warning will be in force in areas of Banat, Crişana, Maramureş, Oltenia, most of Transylvania and the western half of Muntenia.
Also in these regions, the temperature-humidity index (ITU) will exceed the critical threshold of 80 units, and the maximum temperatures will be between 37 and 40 degrees, and in Oltenia, the south of Banat, locally in Muntenia will not go down below 20 degrees, characterizing a tropical night.
Also, from Friday morning to Saturday, a yellow code of warm weather in Moldova, Dobrogea, in the eastern half of Muntenia and eastern Transylvania will be in force, where the maximum temperatures will be between 33 and 38 degrees.
At the same time, ITU will reach or easily exceed the critical threshold of 80 units, while the thermal minimums will generally be between 16 and 21 degrees Celsius.
