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Post by mcvarki on Apr 28, 2004 17:57:50 GMT 8
Has anyone here ever fainted from heat exhaustion?
Anong feeling ? para bang hinampas ka ng dos por dos sa ulo...or gentle ba ang pag blackout mo.....
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Post by boyok on Apr 28, 2004 19:51:35 GMT 8
Almost happend to me last year. Wala kasi akong dalang tubig. Parang gusto kong masuka, nahihilo (dehins sumasakit ang ulo) kaya humiga ako sa side walk in full view of motorists. ;D Buti na lang nawala rin after about 15 mins. Bought softdrinks at the nearest store. Whew!
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Post by gulliver on Apr 28, 2004 23:09:28 GMT 8
last weekend's ride was murder, and think the heat was the main culprit...yung tipong dehins mo na ma-angat yung ulo mo at hingal ka ng hingal aaargh.....para talaga akong nag o-overheat...gradually worsening with each pedal ba until i had to stop...panting like my pug
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Post by jcguray on Mar 24, 2007 12:00:55 GMT 8
Almost happend to me last year. Wala kasi akong dalang tubig. Parang gusto kong masuka, nahihilo (dehins sumasakit ang ulo) kaya humiga ako sa side walk in full view of motorists. ;D Buti na lang nawala rin after about 15 mins. Bought softdrinks at the nearest store. Whew! This also happens to me when we climb to antipolo,lack of practice and hydration also and most of all too much heat.....under the sun......
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Post by nell7806 on May 9, 2007 17:44:01 GMT 8
This thing happens when your exposed on too much heat without the propwr cooling like hydration... for me, I feel like the phoenix is trap inside me and it wants to break out of me... I feel like I'm like a baloon whos goin to burst due to heat... I also feel disoriented... It mostly occurs when I'm on my Military training...less hydration, more sun less wind/air around... but i never encounter this on rides....(that's before)
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Post by katipzrider on Jun 5, 2007 3:16:42 GMT 8
it happened to me already. going to antipolo via tikling (JUST BY MYSELF!) sumakit ulo ko then i was chilling! i still managed to reach the town proper by foot akay ko ang bike ko. good thing here i have a health card provided ng company kung san ako ngwowork. I brought myself at Unciano hospital which is near tikling, doctors treated me well then nakatulog ako for 2 hours. i manage to go down back to QC with no worries at all. thanks to Medserv! my HMO provider! hehehe! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by yukon on Jun 5, 2007 5:50:52 GMT 8
it happened to me already. going to antipolo via tikling (JUST BY MYSELF!) sumakit ulo ko then i was chilling! i still managed to reach the town proper by foot akay ko ang bike ko. good thing here i have a health card provided ng company kung san ako ngwowork. I brought myself at Unciano hospital which is near tikling, doctors treated me well then nakatulog ako for 2 hours. i manage to go down back to QC with no worries at all. thanks to Medserv! my HMO provider! hehehe! ;D ;D ;D hey randie best not to try biking alone...you're not only to worry about the heat but creepy creatures who may want to rob you and your bike. Ride safe!!!
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Post by mzmn on Jun 5, 2007 11:50:56 GMT 8
it happened to me already. going to antipolo via tikling (JUST BY MYSELF!) sumakit ulo ko then i was chilling! i still managed to reach the town proper by foot akay ko ang bike ko. good thing here i have a health card provided ng company kung san ako ngwowork. I brought myself at Unciano hospital which is near tikling, doctors treated me well then nakatulog ako for 2 hours. i manage to go down back to QC with no worries at all. thanks to Medserv! my HMO provider! hehehe! ;D ;D ;D Let me know when you're biking up this route again. This is my regular route. ;D Always bring your health insurance card!
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Post by Daimler on Jun 5, 2007 13:44:26 GMT 8
this happens when the past noon sun catches you on your saddle... dang heat! last election, i went to the precinct on my bike. that was at least 8 km from my place. i used to ride further than this without stopping but the heat, because it was around 1:30pm, made me stop halfway to catch some oxygen. the ballot got wet when i was casting my votes because i can't do anything to stop the sweat from coming. it wasn't much to be worried of because i didn't fill up everything.
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Post by katipzrider on Jun 5, 2007 17:16:34 GMT 8
it happened to me already. going to antipolo via tikling (JUST BY MYSELF!) sumakit ulo ko then i was chilling! i still managed to reach the town proper by foot akay ko ang bike ko. good thing here i have a health card provided ng company kung san ako ngwowork. I brought myself at Unciano hospital which is near tikling, doctors treated me well then nakatulog ako for 2 hours. i manage to go down back to QC with no worries at all. thanks to Medserv! my HMO provider! hehehe! ;D ;D ;D Let me know when you're biking up this route again. This is my regular route. ;D Always bring your health insurance card! sureness!!! where u from?
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Post by Ben Dover on Jun 5, 2007 18:28:20 GMT 8
go fast so that the wind can cool you off hehe! (joke).
wear appropriate clothing...drink plenty of liquid...even when i'm riding alone (usually on my way home) i do stop occassionally if i think the heat is just too much...please take note that around 1-2pm is usually the hottest time of the day...if i can avoid it, you wont catch me riding on the road during those hours.
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Post by katipzrider on Jun 5, 2007 20:00:18 GMT 8
go fast so that the wind can cool you off hehe! (joke). wear appropriate clothing...drink plenty of liquid...even when i'm riding alone (usually on my way home) i do stop occassionally if i think the heat is just too much...please take note that around 1-2pm is usually the hottest time of the day...if i can avoid it, you wont catch me riding on the road during those hours. dude! i agree, para kang nasa pugon ng pandesal nang mga oras na un. heheheh, and also a health card is important also and u might need to use it if just there will be a hospital nearby.
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Post by essworks on Jun 6, 2007 21:58:06 GMT 8
a sound way to manage riding under a searing sun is to keep your nape (back of your neck) shaded. rig a hankerchief onto your helmet such that it shades the nape (ala plankton_dash)... riding causes it to flap, giving the nape that added fanning effect.
your body has 5 emergency cooling points... the nape, your armpits, and the inside of your thighs (below the family jewels).
the fastest way to cool down is to put a water soaked cloth on your nape, draping it along the sides of your neck.
chills and nausea are symptoms of shock, a subtle way of saying that your body's shutting down. do the nape thing...
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Post by yukon on Jun 6, 2007 22:00:21 GMT 8
a sound way to manage riding under a searing sun is to keep your nape (back of your neck) shaded. rig a hankerchief onto your helmet such that it shades the nape (ala plankton_dash)... riding causes it to flap, giving the nape that added fanning effect. your body has 5 emergency cooling points... the nape, your armpits, and the inside of your thighs (below the family jewels). the fastest way to cool down is to put a water soaked cloth on your nape, draping it along the sides of your neck. chills and nausea are symptoms of shock, a subtle way of saying that your body's shutting down. do the nape thing... i didnt know that eric...thanks for the tip. what i do is pour water all over my head, is this advisable? EMT at its finest!!!
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Post by essworks on Jun 6, 2007 22:34:21 GMT 8
pouring water over your head to cool off is okay, i do that myself on those really bitchy hot rides... however i've had a couple of trail recovery cases where the heat exhaustion was so bad that the rider/ hiker actually passed out when they did that.
you see, the body has a sort of a built-in emergency response to hot and cold extremes by increasing or reducing blood flow to affected areas, particularly your extremities (legs, arms, and head). a sudden cooling down of the head, for example, could well be this natural defense mechanism gone awry.
diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, i guess.
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Post by plankton_dash on Jun 7, 2007 8:06:25 GMT 8
a sound way to manage riding under a searing sun is to keep your nape (back of your neck) shaded. rig a hankerchief onto your helmet such that it shades the nape (ala plankton_dash)... riding causes it to flap, giving the nape that added fanning effect. i actually just made "gaya-gaya" to boyet (boyetworks) re: this method. here's what it looks like (ala-image model) hehehe ;D
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Post by nikkocholo on Jun 25, 2007 23:50:53 GMT 8
Last saturday while doing maarat, we encounter a group of riders chatting under the heat of the sun. maybe they're just having some rest. while the three of us (Me, Trailrider and Atomik) is approaching them one of the rider suddenly faint. at the panic we all rush near them. luckily one of their company has an amonia. We tell them to put out the warmers and pour some water on the guy's head and nape. We suggested that he shoouldn't continue the ride and go back to ka tobias for it's way comfortable there. have some halohalo to cool down his system. Lesson learned: never overexpose ourselves under the heat of the sun, it will cook our brain. keep hydrates when riding...
Ride safe brothers
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Post by timotz on Jul 26, 2007 14:55:58 GMT 8
a sound way to manage riding under a searing sun is to keep your nape (back of your neck) shaded. rig a hankerchief onto your helmet such that it shades the nape (ala plankton_dash)... riding causes it to flap, giving the nape that added fanning effect. i actually just made "gaya-gaya" to boyet (boyetworks) re: this method. here's what it looks like (ala-image model) hehehe ;D -so there is indeed a purpose for that hankerchief. I wonder will my ponytail do?
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Post by bobby on Mar 23, 2008 23:10:06 GMT 8
i know i'm not answering mcvarki's questions. But being a messenger on a bicycle here in the metro, i cannot avoid the sun's menacing heat. As Ben Dover said 1-2pm usually is the warmest or hottest time of the day, please do try to avoid being under it. It is during this times that i find myself within the Guadalupe area in Makati or the Pasig area, dang its always that way.
What i do is, stay a bit longer inside the offices of clients and take advantage of the AC's i always have a flanel or bandana which i wet in lavatories to actually cool me down, i wrap it around my neck or place it inside my helmet, it really cools you down fast. plan routes w/c are mostly shaded by trees or roads hidden under the direct heat of the sun. i always remember clients who have, and give cold water from their water dispensers, although not all of them do. i'm not sure what its called but my wife prepared this for me a spritzer filled with water to spray on my face, it kinda gives the feeling of being overtaken by speeding vehicles during the rainy season and eating the backlash of the spray of road water. when i can't help it anymore, my hydration bladder becomes my instant shower, you won't believe how easy one dries up before reaching the next clients.
as essworks sez, different strokes, different folks.
Prevention of heat exhaustion is the best before it leads to dehydration and finally to a heat stroke w/c is considered to be an emergency case. I wouldn't like that to happen because iam always on my own during work. Water is your friend and so are hydration tablets.
I can't remember where i heard this, drink before you get thirsty, is the proper way to hydrate oneself. So i just took on that word of advice, i even passed it on to my children.
This is response due to the fact that its riding season once again and it seems theres no let up between us and the suns heat. .....Now if only i could cross the Pasig river on a bicycle that would be swell idea.
and also ponytails won't help, i used to have one, and had to sacrifice cutting it off and i now sport a shaved head and besides it creates a wind drag.
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Post by webmask on Mar 25, 2008 14:36:09 GMT 8
nice topic here especially summer is coming. heat exhaustion and heat stroke are more likely to be experience. i have experience lately too much heat under the sun made me feel dizzy and my vision begins to get dark, my breath feels like its breathing fire. so i did a stop at a sari sari store bought an ice cold water... and that cools it off. that was close so dont forget to bring your hydrations for long ride, warmers and sunblocks. enjoy the summer guys
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Post by Pastor Ernie on Mar 27, 2008 8:58:45 GMT 8
I have been experiencing this once-in-a-while during long rides under the heat of the sun. Now, if your just around the city you're lucky coz where there's 7eleven - there's a slurpee! I always take this when bonk is knocking at the door. A quick relief! No brain freeze, and it ccols you down really fast!
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Post by arcireyes on Mar 27, 2008 11:11:20 GMT 8
those "scramble-da-bukol" and ice buko vendors encountered on the trails are more than all the 7-11 and slurpee in the world, and a lot of peeps can attest to this IMHO now that the summer heat is here, some pointers to consider so as to avoid heat exhaustion (or heat stroke, if you wish)when we do trail riding are: 1. start as earliest as possible, in that way we finish our ride early. 2. bring sufficient hydration on the trails (make it a rule of thumb that bottled water may not "always" be available along our destination) and if ever it's available, refill even if we still don't need it, it's better to have an excess of something even if we don't need it rather than not having it when we need it 3. get proper reststops (specially when treeshades are hard to find), don't overdo ourselves, remember that we are not in a race. 4. sprinkling water on our face, head and neck once in a while helps a lot in releasing body heat (pasma? ) 5. and last but not the least......wearing comfortable dry-fit clothes helps a lot during summer rides. ENJOY OUR SUMMER RIDES!!!!
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Post by Ben Dover on Mar 27, 2008 11:58:40 GMT 8
is it true that black and dark colored clothes absorb more heat than lighter colored ones?
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Post by matulis on Mar 27, 2008 13:47:00 GMT 8
It happen to me twice fainted on diff. occasions. After pushing myself to finish a steep uphill climb.
Lesson learned "DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TO the LIMIT" there is no harm on pushing the bike "Tulak"
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Post by Pastor Ernie on Mar 27, 2008 23:30:15 GMT 8
It happen to me twice fainted on diff. occasions. After pushing myself to finish a steep uphill climb. Lesson learned "DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TO the LIMIT" there is no harm on pushing the bike "Tulak" Well said brad, heheh! Ride safe.
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Post by sdny on Mar 28, 2008 1:28:12 GMT 8
thanx for the input guys.......just remember always re-hydrate, re-hydrate......stop for a rest, avoid the 1p.m-2p.m. noon sunlight.
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Post by bobby on Mar 30, 2008 0:54:05 GMT 8
is it true that black and dark colored clothes absorb more heat than lighter colored ones? it is true. An example was demonstrated to us one time when we were at an automobile plant in Laguna. The employee showed the guest the fleet of cars they had under the scorching sun, it proved that the lighter colored vehicles had temperatures lower than the darker colored ones. He said darker shades tend to keep in the heat rather than deflecting it, while the lighter shades bounces off the heat. And also light colored clothes make you more visible at the trails, in case of a bad fall and you are without a buddy you can easily be noticed by others using the trails. in most mountain climbing accidents, the victim cannot be located most of the time due to the color of clothing the victim is wearing, it is not adviseable to wear camouflage because it tends to hide you in all those canopy of trees. I think yellow is the best.
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Post by gdls11 on Mar 30, 2008 10:14:41 GMT 8
[1]Light colored apparels-for road safety and heat deflection, a neat [2]hydration pack and [3]banana or power gel -placed in the rear pocket jersey made all my rides sweet even in the hottest weather Drink Up. Drink Up. Drink Up: You must drink up or sip as often as you can especially when there's traffic on the road or your speed of travel is low. To prepare our leg muscles it's also best to drink up lots in anticipating a long steep climb ie "the wall". If you have a bottle cage in your bike, stock up on one of the stronger Gatorades/ Powerades (the smaller ones are more concentrated than the liter bottles) and sip as often as you can to replace salts you've lost sweating. This is valuable esp on long, hot rides. You get cramps not only due to too much muscle strain but also due to salt (potassium/ sodium) loss. Gatorade and Banana (or the expensive power gels) may prevent this from happening. You lose consciousness due to excessive heat, dehydration or dip in blood sugar. Banana, Gatorade and Power Gels (or granola Power Bars) minimizes the risk of this happening. Good idea to wear your arm covers because it keeps in the moisture slowing sweat evaporation, anyway it doesnt add that much heat naman to irritate our ride. Drinking up frequently also increases blood circulation in our body w/c goes to our legs and increases performance w/o compromising circulation elsewhere (like our head where the brain is located). Blood goes to the body part with the biggest load, like our legs. This is also the reason why you should avoid eating a heavy meal 'immediately' after a grueling climb. It will route the blood from other parts of your body, ie muscles & head, where blood is really needed, into your stomach. Best to wait at least an hour's rest before feasting. Best also not to eat too much before a heavy ride. But if you must eat big, at least eat an hour or 2 before you start. Sadly, I've seen a lot of rider friends who eat heavy before a big ride, vomit on the road. Best to carbo load a day before a heavy ride. My $.02
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