The weather is getting hotter and hotter, but the active children can't stay at home at all. When children are exercising outdoors, parents should protect their children to avoid heat stroke.
So how do you know that your child has heat stroke? What should I do with my child after heat stroke?
Symptoms of heat stroke in children
If children are in a high temperature environment for a long time, and they cannot replenish water in time, coupled with the fact that the child's temperature regulation function is far from that of adults, the basal metabolic rate is high, the heat is generated more, and the adaptation speed to the hot environment is slower, so infants and children belong to the high-risk groups that are more prone to heat stroke.
When children in a hot environment have symptoms such as fever, nausea and vomiting, weakness and fatigue, dizziness and headache, muscle cramps, tachycardia or shortness of breath, they should be alert to the possibility of heat stroke.
Heat stroke is divided into heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke according to severity, from mild to severe. Specific manifestations are:
Hot cramps
Usually the first warning of collapse caused by heat, after overwork, muscles in the arms, legs and abdomen often occur pain, cramps and other phenomena, but the consciousness is clear, the body temperature is mostly normal, may also rise, but not more than 40.0 ° C.
Heat exhaustion
Due to too long exposure to the sun, the child will have flushing, the body is hot, the body temperature reaches more than 37 ° C, and at the same time there are symptoms such as tachycardia, nausea and vomiting, dizziness and headache, fatigue and weakness, mild to moderate dehydration, etc. At this time, it can be determined that the child has mild heat stroke, but the mental state is normal or only mild confusion, and it can quickly return to normal after cooling.
Heat stroke
If the child is accompanied by obvious neurological symptoms, such as confusion, hallucinations, difficulty walking, seizures, unclear speech, fainting, etc., it is necessary to consider whether it is heat stroke. The incidence and mortality rate of complications caused by heat stroke are high, and they should be sent to the hospital for treatment in time.
Some ways to handle heat stroke incorrectly
Huoxiang zhengqi water is not a "good medicine for heat stroke"
Many mothers are accustomed to giving their children heat stroke to eat Huoxiang Zhengqi water, but in fact, Huoxiang Zhengqi water contains up to 40% to 59% alcohol components, in addition to causing children's alcohol poisoning, it will also increase urination, accelerate the loss of body water, and aggravate the original symptoms of heat stroke.
Therefore, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, Ren Dan, ten drops of water, etc. are not "heat stroke medicine", and even harmful.
Heat stroke coma, do not pinch people
Pinching is not a first aid method, but a dangerous action, because it may cause the respiratory tract of the unconscious injured person to be more unblocked, so that the correct means of treatment are delayed.
Gua Sha and cupping are also useless, these methods will only cause subcutaneous capillaries to rupture, bruise, and have no heat dissipation effect, and cupping even has a risk of burns.
Do not drink a lot of boiled water for a short time
Children will sweat a lot during heat stroke, and sweat has taken away a lot of electrolytes, especially sodium, if you drink a lot of water at this time, it will lead to the human body 'dilutive hyponatremia', which can lead to cerebral edema coma when severe.
At this time, you should drink water in small amounts and multiple times, and it is better to drink oral rehydration salt, light saline or sports drinks if possible.
It is not recommended to take antipyretic drugs and alcohol rubbing baths
The effect of antipyretic drugs is antipyretic, and heat stroke is due to physical factors caused by high body temperature, antipyretic drugs and heat stroke have nothing to do with heat stroke, randomly give children medicine, but will increase the risk of liver damage in children, aggravate the risk of coagulation disorders, so it is not recommended to use.
Although the alcohol bath can indeed play a physical cooling effect, it is the same as drinking Huoxiang zhengqi water, there is a risk of alcohol poisoning, so it is not recommended.
What should I do if my child suffers from heat stroke?
So what are the correct ways to deal with children after heat stroke?
Take your baby away from the heat
Take your child to a cool place, such as outdoor shade, in an air-conditioned car, or in a room.
The most important thing is to minimize your child's outdoor activities in hot weather, especially those who are sick and in the recovery period.
Rapid physical cooling
After heat stroke, quickly go to a cool place, remove the child's excess clothes, cool down with cold water, a fan, and replenish electrolytes.
It should be noted that the decrease in temperature tends to lag behind the core temperature that actually occurs in the hypothalamus, so once the temperature drops to close to 38.0 ° C (the temperature is about 0.2 ° C higher than the axillary temperature), then the cooling can be stopped to prevent hypothermia.
If the child is threatened with heat stroke or mild heat stroke, after the above treatment methods, most of the physical discomfort can be alleviated. If your child is already moderate or severe, or if symptoms suddenly worsen, be sure to send them to the hospital quickly.