Bathing Needs Caution

According to data from the Japanese Consumers' Office, the number of people who died in the bathing and drowning in 2016 was 5,228, of which more than 90% were 4,821. This figure is the highest in a decade and exceeds the number of people killed in traffic accidents.

According to reports, the causes of drowning are: rapid changes in temperature difference increase the burden on the heart, leading to "heat shock" and coma, as well as anemia caused by sudden standing after soaking in high temperature water.

In this regard, the Consumer Council recommends that people preheat the locker room and bathroom before taking a bath; the bath water temperature is set below 41 degrees Celsius; the elderly bath should not exceed ten minutes, and they should say hello to their families before entering the bathroom. . Okamura and U.S. of the Consumer Affairs Office said, “Don’t always feel that you are too confident to be healthy. I hope that not only do I have to pay attention, but I also need to remind my family and friends to pay attention to safety.”