What happens in your body when it’s hot? Test yourself in the QUIZ. For your own good

It is deadly to ignore the heat, doctors warn. Not only an elderly person or a child, but also a young and healthy person can fall victim to it. Make sure you know what happens to you in hot weather and what the consequences may be. Our quiz will help you with that. This knowledge is obligatory!

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1. When is the heat wave worst

At the beginning
After a few days
Throughout their duration
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Paramedics point out that regardless of whether the heat wave is to be short or long-lasting, the first days are always the worst, and then they have the most reports from patients. People take time to get used to the high temperatures.

2. The most sensitive organ of our body to high temperature is:

Heart
Lungs
Brain
Brain Next question
The brain is most at risk of overheating and is most easily damaged by heat. Therefore, during hot sunny days, we should remember, among others about hats and drinking fluids regularly.

3. Helping someone with heat stroke. If it is not possible to arrange it in the shade, we cover it with the so-called life foil (thermal blanket). The silver page should be:

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Inside
Outside
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By covering the injured with the silver side outside, we stop the action of heat on his body. This, however, does not cool the body down.

4. Why is the heat dangerous to the heart?

In hot weather, there is less oxygen in the air
Blood vessels narrow in hot weather
In hot weather, the heart makes more effort
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High temperatures force the body to protect itself from overheating and therefore to exercise more. The heart also works harder. In people with cardiological problems (including coronary artery disease, after a heart attack, untreated hypertension), it may not be able to cope with this effort.

5. High temperatures can cause:

A sharp drop in blood pressure
Rapid increase in blood pressure
They do not affect the pressure
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Under the influence of high temperature, blood vessels dilate, which lowers blood pressure.

6. The neutral (optimal) ambient temperature in the case of a human is:

Below 20 degrees
Approx. 21 degrees
Approx. 25 degrees
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The difference between the body’s internal heat and the ambient temperature is large enough. Thanks to this, the body comfortably gets rid of excess heat.

7. Our body’s thermoregulation center is in the hypothalamus. True or false?

Truth
Falsehood
Truth Next question
The front part of the hypothalamus contains centers that protect against overheating (the rear – controls the mechanisms that protect against excessive cooling of the body). It is worth remembering that even a small change in the temperature of the blood flowing to the brain can disrupt the processes that take place in the hypothalamus. Therefore, the effects of overheating are dangerous.
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8. The first sign of dehydration is:

Dark urine
Swelling
Intense thirst
Intense thirst Next question
The first sign of dehydration is intense thirst. Another is feeling agitated, anxious and anxious. To best satisfy your thirst, the best solution is to drink isotonic fluids or electrolytes. If we don’t have them, we can drink mineral water.

9. Which sentence is true?

Ice cold compresses are best for cooling the body down in the heat
In hot weather, it is better not to cool down with icy compresses
In hot weather, it is best to drink very cold non-carbonated water
In hot weather, it is better not to cool down with icy compresses Next question
Cooling the body with icy compresses may even make it difficult for the body to expel heat – the constricted blood vessels will slow down the release of high temperature.

10. What are the symptoms of solar palsy – choose the correct set:

Profuse sweating, nausea, general weakness
Unsteady gait, slurred, slurred speech, chills
Severe headache, dizziness, muscle relaxation, increased heart rate
All answers are correct
All answers are correct Next question
These symptoms may vary in severity depending on the degree of heating or insolation. The conscious patient should be escorted and the unconscious patient taken to a cool, shady and airy place. We must call a doctor.

11. What happens in the body when we drink alcohol in the heat?

The body dehydrates faster
Loss of potassium increases with urine and sweat
The headaches caused by the heat are getting worse
All answers are correct
All answers are correct Next question
“When we add alcohol to high temperatures, the harmful effects of such extreme weather conditions intensify. The heat itself causes dehydration, electrolyte disturbances, and can also cause dizziness and headaches. And alcohol intensifies these ailments »- explained cardiologist dr hab. Bartosz Hudzik.

12. How much sweat per hour can the human body excrete on a hot day?

200 — 300 ml
Approx. half a litre
Over a liter
Over a liter Next question
In hot weather, more than a liter of sweat is lost per hour – says nutritionist Agnieszka Bandura (after: Zdrovit.pl/odwodnienie-organizmu). Hence, it is so important to hydrate the body regularly (at least 2 liters a day). Mineral water is best, as well as drinks containing electrolytes and trace elements, such as tomato juice or watermelon pulp.

13. “In heat we feel sleepy and tired because the body puts all its efforts into maintaining a constant body temperature”. True or false?

Truth
Falsehood
Truth Next question
Experts explain that weakness or drowsiness discourages us from exercise (remember that every physical effort increases the amount of heat generated), and protects against an additional increase in blood temperature and saves valuable micronutrients.

14. What temperature is life threatening for us?

37 st. C
38 st. C
41 st. C
41 st. C Next question
The heat of 41 degrees Celsius pose a threat to people’s lives.

15. “The sun accelerates the formation of cataracts”. True or false?

Truth
Falsehood
Truth Next question
The infrared radiation (the one that makes us feel pleasantly warm) is responsible for this. When there is too much of it and it falls at the wrong angle, it promotes cataracts. That is why ophthalmologists remind you to use sunglasses in the summer (but in fact at any time of the year), necessarily with a UV filter.
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