Some of us love to lie in the sun, others run into the shade as soon as possible, but no matter how we endure the heat, no one is immune from overheating, which can occur as a result of a violation of the body's heat exchange. Signs of sun and heat stroke can appear at the most unexpected moment and in absolutely he althy people.
Sunstroke occurs only in the summer from exposure to direct sunlight on an unprotected head. Heat can occur at any other time of the year, although it also occurs most often in hot weather. A particular danger is that a severe form of heat stroke is similar to a heart attack or stroke.
How to distinguish the signs of sun and heat stroke from heart attacks? If a person is conscious, he can be asked about his pain sensations. With a heart attack, he feels pain in the chest, which can give under the left shoulder blade or in the shoulder, may feel a rapid heartbeat, heart rhythm disturbance. In this case, lay or seat the patient in a shaded place with an inflowfresh air and give me a nitroglycerin tablet. With a stroke, incoherent speech, loss of orientation in space, partial or complete paralysis of movement may occur. Don't give any medication. An immediate ambulance call is essential in any case.
Signs of sunstroke and heatstroke have the same clinical picture. Dizziness begins, sweating stops, the face turns red, the body burns or, conversely, chills. The temperature rises to 40 degrees, which is accompanied by a headache. It all depends on the degree of resistance of the body. Some may experience nausea, frequent vomiting, lack of appetite, dizziness may turn into hallucinations. With such symptoms, you should immediately provide first aid and contact the nearest medical facility.
They say about the signs of sun and heat stroke: “Head is hot”. This is not always correct. The second can come from being in a hot, stuffy room. Sometimes it is caused by work associated with increased external temperature (bath, pottery, metallurgical workshops), prolonged wearing of dense synthetic clothing, hot weather. Provoking factors can be overweight, the use of alcohol, certain medications, the excited state of a person, problems with the cardiovascular, endocrine and nervous systems, hard physical labor in hot weather.
The consequences of heatstroke can be the most serious. Maybedevelop kidney or liver failure, damage to the nervous and genitourinary systems of the body, disrupt blood clotting. The patient may fall into a state of stupor or coma, which leads to death.
First aid is the use of all available methods aimed at cooling the body. At home, this can be a cold bath (18-20 degrees), a damp sheet, applying pieces of ice to the head, axillary and inguinal areas of the body, wiping with alcohol. The patient should be given plenty of fluids. If you feel unwell on the street, immediately find an air-conditioned room, loosen or unfasten your clothes, call an ambulance.
Remember that this is not just overheating, it's heatstroke, the consequences of which can lead to death.
