{"id":1780,"date":"2024-07-24T14:01:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:23:14","slug":"aprende-a-identificar-prevenir-y-combatir-un-golpe-de-calor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/?p=1780","title":{"rendered":"Aprende a identificar, prevenir y combatir un golpe de calor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">El <strong>golpe de calor<\/strong> y la <strong>insolaci\u00f3n<\/strong> son emergencias m\u00e9dicas que pueden causar da\u00f1os irreversibles en nuestra salud, e incluso pueden llevar a la muerte si no se tratan adecuadamente. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">En pleno verano, es importante estar atentos a los <strong>s\u00edntomas<\/strong> y saber c\u00f3mo <strong>actuar<\/strong> <strong>r\u00e1pidamente<\/strong> para prevenir y tratar estos peligrosos cuadros cl\u00ednicos. Por eso, en este art\u00edculo te ofrecemos una <strong>gu\u00eda detallada para identificar, prevenir y combatir el golpe de calor<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#2f5496\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"color:#c00000\">S\u00edntomas del golpe de calor<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">El golpe de calor se manifiesta a trav\u00e9s de una serie de <strong>s\u00edntomas<\/strong> que pueden ser m\u00e1s o menos severos. Es importante reconocer los <strong>primeros signos<\/strong> para intervenir a tiempo:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Piel enrojecida y seca:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> Al inicio, la piel puede estar enrojecida y con sudoraci\u00f3n excesiva. A medida que la situaci\u00f3n empeora, la piel se vuelve seca.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Aumento de la frecuencia respiratoria y card\u00edaca:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> Estos cambios pueden ser dif\u00edciles de notar en deportistas y ni\u00f1os activos, pero son m\u00e1s evidentes en gente mayor y que pasa mucho m\u00e1s tiempo en reposo.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Dolor de cabeza y calambres musculares:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> Uno de los primeros s\u00edntomas neurol\u00f3gicos.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Debilidad y calambres musculares:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> Causados por la p\u00e9rdida de minerales a trav\u00e9s del sudor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Alteraciones del estado mental:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> Confusi\u00f3n, visi\u00f3n borrosa, somnolencia, agitaci\u00f3n e irritabilidad.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">S\u00edntomas graves:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> Mareos, temblores, convulsiones, delirio, p\u00e9rdida de conocimiento y coma.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#2f5496\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"color:#c00000\">C\u00f3mo actuar ante un golpe de calor<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Si sospechas que alguien est\u00e1 sufriendo un golpe de calor, debes seguir estos pasos <strong>inmediatamente<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Llamar al 112.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> Este debe ser tu primer paso en cualquier situaci\u00f3n de emergencia.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Retirar a la persona del calor. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Busca sombra o un lugar refrigerado.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Quitar la ropa excesiva.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> Esto ayuda a bajar la temperatura corporal.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Aplicar fr\u00edo en puntos clave. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Cabeza, cuello, axilas e ingle. Usa agua fr\u00eda, trapos mojados o sum\u00e9rgela en agua fr\u00eda si es posible.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Refrigerar con aire.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> Si no hay agua disponible, abanica a la persona o usa un ventilador o aire acondicionado.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#1f3763\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\">Lo que NO debes hacer<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Evitar f\u00e1rmacos antifebriles.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> No uses paracetamol u otros medicamentos similares.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">No usar alcohol ni infusiones calientes.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\"> Estos pueden ser t\u00f3xicos y empeorar la situaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#2f5496\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"color:#c00000\">Prev\u00e9n el golpe de calor<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Prevenir un golpe de calor es la mejor estrategia. Aqu\u00ed te dejamos algunas recomendaciones para mantenerte seguro durante los d\u00edas de altas temperaturas:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Vestimenta adecuada<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Usa ropa liviana, holgada y de colores claros.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Aplica protector solar cada dos o tres horas para prevenir quemaduras.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Hidrataci\u00f3n constante<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Bebe al menos dos litros y medio de l\u00edquidos al d\u00eda.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Hidr\u00e1tate frecuentemente, incluso si no sientes sed. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Usa bebidas isot\u00f3nicas si practicas deportes en ambientes calurosos.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Planificaci\u00f3n de actividades<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Evita hacer ejercicio durante las horas de m\u00e1xima calor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Toma descansos frecuentes en lugares frescos.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Cuidado de los m\u00e1s vulnerables.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Presta especial atenci\u00f3n a ni\u00f1os, ancianos y personas con enfermedades cr\u00f3nicas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">Aseg\u00farate de que se mantengan hidratados y frescos.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">El golpe de calor es una emergencia que requiere una atenci\u00f3n inmediata y adecuada para prevenir consecuencias graves. Reconocer los <strong>s\u00edntomas tempranos<\/strong>, <strong>actuar<\/strong> <strong>r\u00e1pidamente<\/strong> y <strong>tomar<\/strong> <strong>medidas<\/strong> <strong>preventivas<\/strong> son puntos clave para proteger tu salud y la de los dem\u00e1s durante el verano. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">En <strong>OTP<\/strong>, estamos comprometidos con la seguridad y el bienestar de todos<strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/img.cloud-services.es\/otp\/documentos\/identificar_prevenir_y_combatir_un_golpe_de_calor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Descarga la infograf\u00eda<\/a><\/strong>, sigue estos consejos y mantente informado para disfrutar de un verano seguro. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C\u00f3mo identificar y manejar un golpe de calor: gu\u00eda completa para prevenir emergencias.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articulos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1781,"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780\/revisions\/1781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.otp.es\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}