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A workshop worker died of multiple organ failure due to heat stroke; how important is ventilation and cooling in the factory building?


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2022-07-15

Choosing the right cooling and ventilation products for the workshop is very important. Using small household fans in the workshop is almost ineffective because when both indoor and outdoor temperatures are high, and there are no insulation measures in the workshop, the indoor temperature is even higher than outside. Even with insulation, the difference compared to outdoor temperature is minimal. Using small fans only blows the hot air from one place to another inside, failing to achieve a cooling effect. Blowing wind on the body surface temperature does not help, which can lead to tragic accidents like those reported in the news.

Since humans entered the industrial era, the extensive use of fossil fuels and significant reduction in forest area have continuously increased the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect has caused abnormal global temperatures and frequent extreme weather. Since July, multiple provinces in China have experienced 35 high temperatures above ℃. 7 Month 8 Day 8 Hour 30 Minute, the China Meteorological Administration initiated a level four emergency response for major meteorological disasters (high temperature).

 

 A workshop worker died of multiple organ failure due to heat stroke; how important is ventilation and cooling in the factory building?

 

Recently, I saw a news shocked by its content: " Multiple cases of heatstroke patients sent to hospitals in many places in Zhejiang; a workshop worker died of multiple organ failure due to heat stroke "

" Zhejiang has experienced continuous high temperatures over the past week, 7 Month 12 as of day 12 hour, Zhejiang has issued 51 high-temperature red warnings, breaking historical records. The Paper News learned from multiple hospitals in Zhejiang that recently there have been continuous heatstroke patients sent to hospitals, with many diagnosed with heat stroke and some deaths.

"A 49 -year-old male patient 6 was sent by coworkers on the afternoon of the day; he suddenly collapsed while working in the workshop, and his body temperature was 40.7 ℃ upon admission, already in shock." Dr. Wu Jianrong from the Emergency Department of Lishui Central Hospital told The Paper News that after examination, the patient had multiple organ failure accompanied by disseminated intravascular coagulation. After 31 hours of rescue, he died in the early morning of 8 day.

According to statistics, Lishui Central Hospital has received 3 heat stroke patients in the past week, among whom a 70 -year-old female did not take heat prevention measures at home and developed high fever and confusion during a nap. Her body temperature reached 42.5 ℃ upon hospital admission, with multiple organ failure, and she is still under rescue.

"In the past two days, the emergency department has treated more than 10 cases of heatstroke patients, including a severe heat stroke patient," said an emergency doctor from Shao Yifu Hospital affiliated with Zhejiang University School of Medicine. This male heat stroke patient is 56 years old, 10 and experienced dizziness and vomiting while working outdoors at a construction site on the day. His body temperature was 41 ℃ upon admission, with impaired consciousness. After treatment, he is slowly improving but remains hospitalized due to kidney damage.

 Ventilation and cooling in the factory building

 

Choosing the right cooling and ventilation products for the workshop is very important. Using small household fans in the workshop is almost 0 useless because when both indoor and outdoor temperatures are high and there are no heat insulation measures indoors, the indoor temperature is higher than outdoors. Even with insulation, the difference from outdoor temperature is minimal. Small fans just blow hot air from one place to another indoors, failing to achieve cooling. Blowing wind on the body surface does not help, leading to tragic incidents like those in the news.

Therefore, how important is ventilation and cooling in the factory building? First, there are many people in the factory production workshop with high density; without ventilation and cooling, people feel hot and irritable. Second, odors are produced during factory production, requiring ventilation and airflow with sufficient ventilation. Third, the factory building is large; installing central air conditioning is costly, and small fans do not have a cooling effect.