The Great British Summer is well underway now, so all you office fruit fans will have the usual mix of heatwaves and rainy days to contend with over the next month or so.
Some of the offerings from the office fruit delivery are great on a hot day. Peaches and nectarines, for example, contain high levels of mineral salts, which help replenish the body when you perspire.
Writing for the Daily Mail, Joe Mulligan, head of first aid education at the British Red Cross Society, has offered some tips to help deal with heat exhaustion, which may well occur on a muggy summer’s day.
If you think someone might be suffering, move them into a shaded area and only leave them in a thin layer of clothing.
Lay them down and lift their legs to circulate blood to the brain and reduce dizziness.
Mr Mulligan advises getting people to consume something to replace lost mineral salts, such as water or an isotonic drink.
If there’s no improvement in 20 minutes, it’s best to call an ambulance.
To make sure you stay hydrated, particularly if you have to travel like a tinned sardine on the London Underground, it might help to eat some peaches and nectarines from the office fruit basket.
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