NEW HATS TO HELP KAOHSIUNG POLICE FROM GETTING HEAT STROKE|天熱中暑頻傳 高市員警戴新式遮陽帽執勤

Summer is getting hotter, for the past three days, 69 people received emergency treatment for heat stroke and injuries. Kaohsiung City Police has designed a new police hat with wider visor for blocking sun light on face and neck, the new hat also helps policemen from getting heat stroke. Under sun light, policemen direct traffic at intersections. Their shifts are usually for two hours, or maybe three hours when there are big events. Many policemen suffered from heat injuries. Kaohsiung Police Department provides policemen new hats with wider visor for blocking sun light and avoiding heat stroke. ==CHEN CHUN-HAO Kaohsiung Police== Sometimes my back and neck may be red and swollen. When I go back I may use ice for soothing or use moisturizer. ==TANG PAO-CHING Deputy Commissioner, Kaohsiung Sanmin First Precinct== Police cap has shorter visor, quite a small area for blocking sun rays. Especially for back-neck and face, we have nothing to block from sun rays. General public shall not overlook threat from heats. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, from June 6 to 8, 69 people had emergency treatments due to thermal injuries. ==TSAI HUEI-JU Attending Physician of Family Medicine Division, Ta-tung Municipal Hospital== Chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, patients easily have thermal injuries. Occurrence rate is higher. Doctors remind people to take sufficient water and prepare for sun burn protection. Also, do not go out from noon to 2pm and avoid heat injuries. TRANSLATED BY: ANTHONY LIN 連日來高溫，過去三天中暑掛急診的就高達69人。而員警執勤、指揮交通，往往太陽底下一站就是2小時，現行警帽，帽簷短、後頸也沒防護，因此高雄市警局創全國首例，設計新式的寬幅遮陽帽，讓員警配戴，避免中暑。 艷陽下，警察在路口指揮交通，過去他們平均執勤1次要2小時，碰上大型活動，則可能一站近3小時，以現行警帽，帽簷短、後頸也沒遮蔽來說，員警長期曝曬，不少人都曾被曬傷，因此高雄市警局設計新式的寬幅遮陽帽，將前後帽簷拉長，增加防曬範圍，避免同仁中暑。 ==高雄市員警 陳君豪== 有時候可能 背部會 就是頸部會比較算紅腫這樣子 那可能回去可能必須要用 就是冰塊冰敷呀 或是說擦一些 比較保濕的保養品這樣子 ==三民一分局副分局長 唐寶慶== 現在警帽的帽簷比較短 那遮曬的範圍也比較小 尤其是後頸部 還有臉部無法遮曬 民眾也不能輕忽高溫的威力，衛福部統計，這個月6號到8號這3天，全台就有69人因為熱傷害而掛急診。 ==大同醫院家醫科主治醫師 蔡惠如== 有一些慢性病 像有一些心血管疾病 糖尿病的人 這些就 他們也比較容易(熱傷害) 發生的機會 會比較高 醫師提醒，高溫炎熱的天氣，得隨時補充水分，做好防曬外，也避免在中午到下午兩點這段時間外出，免得過度曝曬造成熱傷害。 記者 王柔婷 許政俊 高雄報導