What should I do if I have heat stroke?

#Healthy Summer #Summer, especially for people working outdoors, it is easy to be exposed to the sun, resulting in sweating, thirst, etc., without timely replenishment of water in the body, prone to dizziness, chest tightness and other uncomfortable symptoms, which is the so-called heat stroke. So what about heat stroke? Friends should understand the common sense of first aid about heat stroke, so as to help themselves and their families and friends around them.

What is heat stroke?

High temperature can cause thermoregulation dysfunction, in the hot sun exposure or high temperature environment after a certain period of heavy physical labor, sweating, thirst, fatigue, dizziness, chest tightness and other symptoms as a precursor to heat stroke, through the shade of a short rest, after supplementing water and salt, the symptoms can disappear in a short period of time. Heat stroke is extremely susceptible to heat stroke when temperatures rise sharply, especially in pregnant women, the elderly, and patients with frail or chronic diseases. In addition to the manifestations of heat stroke aura, there are also symptoms of fever (body temperature above 38.5 ° C), skin burning, nausea, vomiting, blood pressure began to drop, pulse rotation and other manifestations, and those who can recover within a few hours are mild symptoms. In addition to the above symptoms, patients with fainting, coma, spasms, or failure to recover within one day are severe heat stroke. According to the different manifestations of the patient, it can be divided into four types: (1) heat stroke fever; (2) heat stroke failure; (3) heat stroke spasm; (4) solar radiation disease

What are the clinical manifestations?

1. Fever, fatigue, skin burning, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, chest tightness.

2. Irritability, fine pulse, decreased blood pressure.

3. Severe cases may have severe headache, seizures, coma, and spasms.

What should I do after heat stroke?

1. Immediately move to a cool place or air-conditioned room and give physical cooling.

2. The severe patients cool down rapidly, wear an ice cap on the head, put an ice pack on both sides of the neck, and place an ice pack near the axillary inguinal artery, and inject compound chlorpromine intravenously.

3. Correct the water and electrolyte balance.

4. Prevention and control of comorbidities and control of infection.

5. After taking first aid measures, the heat stroke person is still not getting better and should be sent to the hospital in time.

Heat stroke first aid "four-word tips"

1. Move

Quickly move the patient to a cool, ventilated place, lie flat, fan him with a fan or fan, and untie his collar and trouser belt to facilitate the patient's breathing and heat dissipation.

2. Rub

Use cold water or diluted alcohol to help the patient wipe the body, or use a towel or ice pack wet with cold water, and ice cubes to place on the patient's neck, armpits, or groin at the base of the thigh, and other large arterial blood vessels to help the patient dissipate heat.

3. Serve

Feel unwell, take rendan, ten drops of water, Huoxiang zhengqi water and other anti-summer medicines in time, and drink more light salt water to replenish the lost body fluids.

4. Pinch

If the patient has been unconscious, the thumb can be used to press the patient's acupuncture points such as Renzhong and Hegu. After waking up, patients must lie quietly and rest in a cool and ventilated place, and if they return to a hot environment, it will cause more serious consequences than before.