Overview
- Local health data cited in Correo report more than 1,500 recent heat‑stroke attendances in Lima, a rise of roughly 30% compared with previous years.
- Guidance promoted by Agua San Carlos/cbc Perú recommends about 6–8 glasses of fluids daily (around 2 liters) and increased intake before, during, and after outdoor work or exercise.
- Clinicians describe early signs such as dizziness, headache, nausea, confusion, and vomiting that can escalate to hyperthermia above 40–41°C with risk of organ failure.
- Children under four—especially infants—and older adults face the highest risk due to limited thermoregulation, reduced thirst, chronic conditions, and medications that increase fluid loss.
- Prevention advice converges on steady hydration, cool and ventilated environments, light clothing and hats, avoiding peak heat, never leaving people in parked vehicles, rapid cooling for suspected cases, and immediate medical evaluation; pediatric guidance adds avoiding antipyretics for heat‑related fever and steering clear of sugary, caffeinated, and alcoholic drinks.