Critical warning from experts! Pay attention to this time under the sun

"THOSE IN THIS GROUP SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT GO OUTSIDE BETWEEN 11:00 AND 16:00"

Dr. Gülşah Balcı, a specialist in Internal Medicine at İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, emphasized the importance of avoiding direct exposure to sunlight during scorching heat. "With the arrival of summer in İzmir, the scorching heat has begun. Patients with diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and heart disease, and especially those over 70, are at extra risk. We strongly advise people in this group to avoid going outside between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.," she said. "If they experience symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fainting, facial flushing, or fainting, their body temperature rises above 40 degrees Celsius, and due to the body's inability to regulate its own temperature, a serious condition called 'sunstroke' occurs. If such symptoms are present, we advise our patients to seek immediate medical attention at the nearest healthcare facility. This can also cause blood vessels to dilate, leading to a bubble in the brain or a cerebral hemorrhage. If these bubbles burst, they can be fatal."