Symptoms of threatened heatstroke
Normal or slightly elevated body temperature (37.5) is dizziness, dizziness, tinnitus, nausea, vomiting, chest tightness, palpitation, thirst, sweating and inattention. If it is moved to a cool and ventilated place in time and supplemented with water and salt, it can be recovered in a short time.
Mild heatstroke symptoms
The body temperature is often above 38 degrees. In addition to dizziness and thirst, there are often manifestations such as flushing, sweating and burning skin, or cold limbs, pale face, decreased blood pressure and accelerated pulse. If handled in time, it can often be recovered within a few hours.
Severe heatstroke symptoms
As the name implies, it is the most serious type of heatstroke, and it will be life-threatening if it is not treated in time. This kind of heatstroke can be divided into four types: heat spasm, heat exhaustion, heatstroke and heatstroke.
Mild heatstroke will not have a great impact as long as it is handled properly, but the premise is to know how to deal with heatstroke. Common methods mainly include:
Move the patient to a cool place.
The patient should be quickly removed from the hot place, preferably in a ventilated and cool place nearby, and then the patient should lie flat and unbutton his clothes, while raising his feet, which will help to increase the blood supply to the patient's brain and play a role in heat dissipation.
Cool the patient.
Cover the patient's forehead with a cold towel If possible, you can also wipe your whole body with alcohol, white wine, ice water or cold water, and then blow with a fan or electric fan to speed up heat dissipation. Pay attention to the right amount to avoid causing patients to catch a cold.
The patient was rehydrated after waking up.
If the patient is awake, cold drinks containing salt or baking soda should be added.
Note: It is not advisable to replenish plenty of water, otherwise it will cause abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea and other discomfort. Don't drink coffee or alcoholic beverages.
If the patient loses consciousness,
You can press Renzhong point and Hegu point to regain consciousness. If the patient stops breathing, artificial respiration should be carried out in time.