Heat stroke is a general term referring to obstacles in body temperature regulation, water and electrolyte metabolism disorders, and neurological impairments under the influence of high temperature and heat radiation for a long period of time. In such hot weather, people often pay little attention to it and cause heat stroke. The heat stroke can be as large or small, but it is only dizziness, nausea, or even life-threatening. So, what do you know about the symptoms and first aid methods of heat stroke?
Symptoms of heat stroke
1, threatened symptoms of heat stroke
Normal or slightly elevated body temperature ("37.5 °C"), manifested as dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, nausea, vomiting, chest tightness, palpitations, thirst, sweating, inability to concentrate. If it is promptly transferred to a cool, ventilated place and supplemented with water and salt, it can be restored in a short time.
2. Mild heat stroke symptoms
Body temperature is often above 38 degrees. In addition to dizziness, thirst, there are often facial flushing, a lot of sweating, skin burning and other performance, or there are wet and cold extremities, pale, blood pressure, pulse and other performance. If handled in a timely manner, it can often be restored within hours.
3, severe heat stroke symptoms
As the name suggests, it is the most serious type of heat stroke. If it is not treated in time, it will be life-threatening. This type of heatstroke can be divided into four types: enthalpy, heat failure, sunstroke, and heat stroke.
Heat exhaustion Symptoms: This type of heat stroke often occurs in elderly people and people who are unable to adapt to high temperatures. The main symptoms are dizziness, headache, palpitation, thirst, nausea, vomiting, clammy skin, decreased blood pressure, fainting or confusion. The body temperature is normal or slightly high at this time.
Symptoms of sunstroke symptoms: The reason for this type of sunstroke is just like its name, because direct exposure to the sun, strong sunlight penetrates the head and the skull to cause damage to brain cells, which in turn causes congestion and edema in the brain tissue; Since the main part of the injury is the head, the initial discomfort is severe headache, nausea, vomiting, restlessness, and subsequent coma and convulsions.
Characteristics of Heat Stroke Symptoms: There are also some people who are engaged in physical labor in a high temperature environment for a long period of time. The body produces too much heat, and the lack of heat dissipation leads to a dramatic increase in body temperature. Early onset there is a large amount of cold sweat, followed by no sweat, rapid breathing, pulse speed, restlessness, confusion, blood pressure, and gradually develop coma with convulsions in the limbs; severe cases can produce brain edema, pulmonary edema, heart failure and so on.
Treatment of general heat stroke
Treatment of general heat stroke: Cooling the patient. The patient should be moved to a cool place as soon as possible. Apply the forehead and torso with a cool, wet towel, or wrap the patient with a large, wet towel sheet. Use an electric fan, cool breeze hair dryer or fan to cool it. Note: Do not wipe the body with alcohol, do not let it eat or drink water.
Emergency treatment for severe heat stroke
1 Move the patient to a cool place.
2Let the patient lie down or sit down and raise the lower limbs.
3 cool down. Apply the patient's forehead and torso with a cool wet towel, or wrap the patient with a large wet towel, wet sheets, etc. Use an electric fan, a cool breeze, etc. to promote cooling. Be careful not to wipe the patient's body with alcohol.
4 Let a conscious patient drink a refreshing beverage. If the patient has no difficulty in breathing, breathing, or swallowing, he can be allowed to drink salt water (0.9 grams per 100 milliliters of salt). Note: Do not drink alcohol or coffee.
5 If the patient's condition does not improve, he should be sent to the hospital for first aid.
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