I-Hypothermia | Masiyazi kakuhle ngale nto

Ngaba wakha wabanjwa yimvula ngemini ebandayo, okanye emva kohambo oluya kwindawo efana neNuwara Eliya, waza wangcangcazela? Sonke siye sahlangabezana nale meko. Kodwa ubusazi na ukuba le meko, apho ubushushu bomzimba wakho buhla ngaphantsi kwesiqhelo, ebizwa ngokuba yi-hypothermia, inokuba yingozi kakhulu ngamanye amaxesha? Ingaphezulu kakhulu kunokuziva ubanda nje. Namhlanje, siza kuthetha ngayo ngendlela elula onokuyiqonda.

Yintoni kanye kanye i-hypothermia?

Ngamafutshane, i-hypothermia kuxa ubushushu bomzimba wethu buhla buye kwinqanaba eliyingozi. Ubushushu bomzimba wethu obuqhelekileyo bumalunga nama-37 degrees Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit). Nangona kunjalo, kwimeko ye-hypothermia, obu bushushu buhla ngaphantsi kwama-35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit).

Cinga ngemizimba yethu njengezinto zokufudumeza ezincinci. Esi sixhobo sokufudumeza sidinga amandla ukuze sisebenze. Xa sichaphazeleka kwindawo ebandayo, esi sixhobo sokufudumeza kufuneka sisebenze nzima kunesiqhelo ukuze sigcine ubushushu bomzimba. Ukuba sichaphazeleka ixesha elide, amandla omzimba ayaphela kwaye umsebenzi wesixhobo sokufudumeza uyehla. Kulapho ubushushu bomzimba wethu buqala khona ukwehla. Ukuba le meko ayinyangwa ngokufanelekileyo, inokukhokelela ekumisweni kwentliziyo kwanokufa.

Zithini iimpawu zoku?

Iimpawu ze-hypothermia ziyahluka ngokuxhomekeke kubukhali bayo. Zinokwahlulwa zibe ngamanqanaba amathathu aphambili: aphantsi, aphakathi, kunye naqatha. Makhe sijonge iimpawu ezinokubonwa kwisigaba ngasinye kwezi.

Kutheni oku kusenzeka? Zithini izizathu?

I-Hypothermia ibangelwa kukuvezwa ixesha elide kwiimeko ezibandayo, ezimanzi, okanye ezinomoya. Inokwenzeka kungekuphela nje xa kubanda kakhulu, kodwa nakwimozulu eqhelekileyo epholileyo xa umanzi ngenxa yokubila okanye imvula.

Ngamafutshane, le ngxaki yenzeka xa ubushushu obuphuma emzimbeni wethu budlula ubushushu obuveliswa ngaphakathi emzimbeni.

Ngubani osengozini enkulu yokuba nale meko?

Nangona nabani na enokuba ne-hypothermia, abanye abantu basengozini enkulu. Makhe sijonge ukuba bangoobani.

• Abantu abadala: Njengoko bekhula, amandla abo okulawula ubushushu bomzimba ayancipha. Kwakhona, imizimba yabo ivelisa ubushushu obuncinci kuba banamafutha amancinci emzimbeni kwaye abasebenzi kakhulu.
• Abantwana abancinci kunye neentsana: Abantwana abancinci baphelelwa ngamandla ngokukhawuleza xa bedlala, kodwa abazi ukuba babanda. Iintsana zilahlekelwa bubushushu ngokukhawuleza. Nokuba zilele kwigumbi elibandayo kunokubangela i-hypothermia. Ufanele ukhathazeke ukuba ulusu lomntwana wakho lubanda, lubomvu, kwaye luthambile.
• Abahambi abangenamava abaya kwiindawo ezibandayo: Xa besiya kwiindawo ezifana neNuwara Eliya kunye neHorton Plains, le ngozi iba nkulu ukuba awunazo iimpahla ezifanelekileyo kwimozulu.
• Abantu abasebenzisa utywala neziyobisi: Xa sisela utywala, imithambo yegazi yethu iyavuleka. Oku kubangela ukuba ubushushu buphume eluswini lwethu ngokukhawuleza. Kwakhona, xa sinxilile, asiziva ukubanda kwaye asiziva mfuneko yokunxiba impahla efanelekileyo, nto leyo eyonyusa umngcipheko.
• Abantu abangenamakhaya azinzileyo: Basengozini enkulu kuba abanayo indawo yokuhlala efudumeleyo okanye impahla efanelekileyo.
• Abantu abaneengxaki zempilo yengqondo: Abantu abaneengxaki ezifana ne-dementia basenokungakwazi ukuqonda imozulu kakuhle. Basenokunganxibi ngendlela efanelekileyo ngenxa yomkhuhlane.
• Abantu abanezifo ezithile ezingapheliyo: Abantu abanezifo ezifana ne-hypothyroidism, i-hypoglycemia kwisifo seswekile, i-stroke, kunye nesifo sikaParkinson nabo basengozini enkulu.
• Abantu abasebenzisa amayeza athile: Iipilisi zokulala, iintlungu zokuphelisa iintlungu, kunye namanye amayeza ezigulo zengqondo nazo zinokuchaphazela ulawulo lobushushu bomzimba.

Zeziphi iingxaki ezinokwenzeka ukuba azinyangwa?

I-Hypothermia ingakhokelela kwiingxaki eziyingozi kakhulu ukuba ayinyangwa ngokukhawuleza.

• Ukubanjwa kwe-cardiac
• Umonakalo wesibindi
• Ukungasebenzi kakuhle kwezintso
• Ukungena kwi-coma
• Ukufa

Simenzela ntoni umntu one-hypothermia?

Ukuba kukho umntu okwindawo okuyo obonisa iimpawu ze-hypothermia, yingxamiseko leyo. Into yokuqala neyona ibalulekileyo ekufuneka uyenze kukufuna uncedo lwezonyango ngoko nangoko . Okwangoku, kukho izinto ezimbalwa onokuzenza.

Izinto ekufuneka sizenze kuqala (uncedo lokuqala)

1. Yiya kwindawo efudumeleyo neyomileyo: Mkhuphe umntu ngokukhawuleza ebanda nasebumanzini uze umfudusele kwindawo efudumeleyo, njengegumbi.

2. Susa iimpahla ezimanzi: Khulula zonke iimpahla ezimanzi uze unxibe ezomileyo.

3. Zisonge kakuhle: Zisonge kakuhle ngeengubo ezomileyo, iijakethi, iminqwazi, kunye neekawusi ukuze uhlale ushushu.

4. Nika iziselo ezifudumeleyo: Ukuba uqaphela, nika into efana neti eshushu okanye ikofu eneswekile. Ungaze unike utywala.

Unyango olunikwa esibhedlele

Bakuba besiwe esibhedlele, oogqirha basebenzisa iindlela ezahlukeneyo zonyango kuxhomekeke kwimeko yesigulana.

• Ukunika i-saline efudumeleyo ngemithambo yegazi.
• Ukunika ioksijini efudumeleyo ngemaski.
• Kungasetyenziswa nonyango olukhethekileyo, njengokukhupha igazi emzimbeni kusetyenziswa umatshini okhethekileyo, ukulifudumeza, uze ulifake kwakhona emzimbeni.

Ungazikhusela njani kule meko?

I-Hypothermia yimeko enokuthintelwa. Zilumkele ezi zinto, ingakumbi xa kubanda.

• Nxiba ngeeleya: Ukunxiba iileya ezininzi zempahla kunokukunceda ugcine ubushushu ngcono kunokunxiba ileya enye etyebileyo.
• Gcina ikhaya lakho lifudumele: Gcina ubushushu bekhaya lakho bungaphezulu kwama-20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahrenheit), ingakumbi ukuba unabantu abadala nabantwana abancinci.
• Yiba nomdla xa uziva ubanda: Nyusa ubushushu bomzimba wakho ngokwenza into efana nokuhambahamba kancinci.
• Yitya ukutya okufudumeleyo neziselo.
• Ukuba uphuma ngaphandle, nxiba impahla efanelekileyo: umnqwazi, iiglavu, izihlangu ezifanelekileyo, kunye nejakethi. Intloko yindawo apho uninzi lobushushu lulahleka khona, ngoko ke ukunxiba umnqwazi kubaluleke kakhulu.
• Kuphephe ukusela utywala: Kuphephe ukusela utywala xa kubanda.

Ufanele uye nini kugqirha?

Le yinto ekufuneka iphindwe. I-Hypothermia yingxamiseko yezonyango. Ukuba ukrokrela ukuba wena okanye umntu omaziyo unale mpawu, musa ukuchitha ixesha kwaye yiya kwiSebe lezeMpilo eziNgxamisekileyo (ETU) lesibhedlele esikufutshane. Okukhona ufumana unyango ngokukhawuleza, kokukhona amathuba okuba neengxaki anciphe.