What is the first aid for heat stroke?

Updated on healthy 2024-04-11
4 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    1. Relocation: Quickly lift the patient to a ventilated, cool and cool place, make him lie flat and unbutton his clothes, loosen or take off his clothes, and change his clothes if his clothes are soaked with sweat. 2. Cooling:

    The patient's head can be covered with a cold towel, and the whole body can be used for a full body scrub bath with 50% alcohol, white wine, ice water or cold water, and then blow with a fan or electric fan to accelerate the heat dissipation. If conditions permit, cooling blankets can also be used to cool down. However, do not lower the patient's body temperature quickly, and when the body temperature drops below 38 degrees Celsius, stop all strong cooling measures such as cold compresses.

    3. Hydration: When the patient is still conscious, he can give some cool drinks, and when replenishing water, he can add a small amount of salt or baking soda. However, do not rush to drink a lot of water, otherwise, it will cause symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain, and nausea.

    4. Awakening: If the patient has lost consciousness, he can pinch the acupoints such as Renzhong and Hegu to revive him. If breathing stops, rescue respiration should be given immediately.

    5. Transfer: For patients with severe heat stroke, they must be sent to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately. At the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the use of ice packs on the patient's forehead, back of the occipital, chest, elbow fossa and the root of the thighs as much as possible during transportation, and actively carry out physical cooling to protect the brain, heart and lungs and other important organs.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    There are two main manifestations of heat stroke: 1The general symptoms of heat stroke are:

    Skin temperature over 39 ; rapid pulse; The skin is red, dry, and warm; epilepsy; miosis; loss of consciousness; Off one's head. 2.Severe heat stroke, also known as heat exhaustion, is symptomatic:

    **Cool; excessive sweating; nausea, vomiting; dilated pupils; abdominal or limb spasms; rapid pulse; Vertigo; Headache; loss of consciousness; First aid methods for dealing with heat stroke: 1

    Move the patient to a cool place. 2.Have the patient lie down or sit down and elevate the lower limbs.

    3.Let the patient who is conscious drink a cool drink, and if the patient has no difficulty breathing and swallowing, he can be allowed to drink salt water, mung bean soup, sour plum soup, etc. 4.

    If there is no effect, it is recommended to send it to the hospital for emergency treatment. Satisfied.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    1. Summer is the season of high incidence of heat stroke, and severe heat stroke can endanger human health, so we must master some urgent methods. Let's take a look at the first aid methods for heat stroke.

    Empirical Steps:

    3. The first aspect: First of all, put the person suffering from heat stroke in a cool place, and then give him a cup of boiling water or sugar boiling water. If the person suffering from heat stroke faints, you can mix this salt in the water and let the person take it.

    4. The second aspect: the precursors of heat stroke are mostly manifested as: sweating, thirst, weakness, dizziness, dizziness, tinnitus, nausea, palpitations, inattention, numbness in the limbs, uncoordinated movements, etc. When these conditions occur, you should pay attention to your physical condition.

    5. The third aspect: the more mild patients should pay attention to one point can be improved, if it is some more serious patients, they can't deal with it themselves. Get some salt water first and send it to the hospital immediately. It is best to carry the patient on your back and not let the patient walk.

    Notes:

    7. The first aid methods for heat stroke are not only the above. There are still many methods that are effective, but if you faint, it is best to send them to the hospital in time, and you can't force yourself.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    1. Move the patient to a cool place

    The patient should be moved away from the hot place quickly, preferably in a nearby ventilated and cool place, and then let the patient lie flat and unbutton his clothes, while raising his feet, which is conducive to increasing the blood flow to the patient's brain** and dissipating heat.

    2. Cool down the patient

    Cover the patient's forehead with a cold towel, conditionally. In this case, you can also wipe your whole body with alcohol, liquor, ice water or cold water, and then use a fan or electric fan to blow air to speed up the heat dissipation. Attention should be paid to moderation so as not to cause the patient to catch a cold.

    Note: Do not cool the patient down quickly, and when the patient's body temperature drops below 38 degrees Celsius, stop the mandatory cooling methods such as blowing and spraying cold water.

    3. Wait for the patient to wake up and replenish water

    If the patient is awake, they should be given a refreshing drink containing salt or baking soda.

    Note: It is not advisable to drink a lot of fluids, otherwise it will cause abdominal pain, vomiting and nausea. Do not consume coffee or alcoholic beverages.

    4. If the patient is unconscious

    It is possible to press on the Renzhong and Hegu points to restore consciousness. If the patient has respiratory arrest, artificial respiration should be done promptly.

    5. For patients with severe heat stroke

    That is, patients with symptoms such as high fever, coma and convulsions must immediately call 120 and be sent to the hospital**. While waiting for rescue, the patient should be placed on a flat stomach with the head tilted back to keep breathing unobstructed.

    6. Stretchers should be used to transport severe heat stroke patients

    Ice packs are applied to the patient's forehead, back of the head, chest, elbow fossa and thighs during transportation to cool down during transportation.

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