A brief yet comprehensive description of a very common problem faced in KSA especially during hajj season. It is meant to enhance the awareness among ER and ICU physicians.
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are heat-related illnesses that can occur when the body overheats. Symptoms of heat exhaustion include fatigue, headache, dizziness, nausea, and muscle cramps. Treatment involves laying the person in a cool place, giving them water, and adding salt to their water if sweating or vomiting. For heat stroke, symptoms include headache, feeling hot, and potentially losing consciousness. Treatment requires moving the person to a cool environment, removing clothing, wrapping them in cold wet sheets to lower their high body temperature, and monitoring their vital signs.
A brief yet comprehensive description of a very common problem faced in KSA especially during hajj season. It is meant to enhance the awareness among ER and ICU physicians.
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are heat-related illnesses that can occur when the body overheats. Symptoms of heat exhaustion include fatigue, headache, dizziness, nausea, and muscle cramps. Treatment involves laying the person in a cool place, giving them water, and adding salt to their water if sweating or vomiting. For heat stroke, symptoms include headache, feeling hot, and potentially losing consciousness. Treatment requires moving the person to a cool environment, removing clothing, wrapping them in cold wet sheets to lower their high body temperature, and monitoring their vital signs.
This simple Presentation highlights Sunstroke by giving:
ïŪ General description about Sunstroke.
ïŪ Symptoms of sunstroke.
ïŪ Medications the raise the risk of Sunstroke
ïŪ How to prevÃĐn and treat Sunstroke.
ïŪ What to wear to avoid Sunstroke.
Heat stroke occurs when the body is unable to regulate its temperature, leading to high core temperatures that can cause direct tissue damage and acute renal failure. There are two main types - classic heat stroke which occurs after prolonged heat exposure in vulnerable individuals like the elderly or chronically ill, and exertional heat stroke which occurs rapidly in unacclimated people exercising in hot environments. Symptoms include a core temperature over 40°C and changes in mental status. Treatment involves rapid cooling through ice application and cold water gastric lavage to reduce the core temperature to 39°C within 30 minutes, followed by monitoring for complications like rhabdomyolysis or organ damage.
Basic data about heat stroke uncluding: Definition, forms, exertional and non exertional, epidemiology, risk factors, characteristics, ettiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation in all body systems, management, cooling tools, assisting procedures, complications, prevention, and patient education
Heat stroke occurs when a person becomes dehydrated and their body is unable to regulate temperature. 5-10 Filipinos suffer from heat stroke daily, which can be fatal or cause organ damage if not promptly treated. The most important measures to prevent heat stroke are to avoid dehydration, limit strenuous activity in hot weather, and seek emergency help immediately if it is suspected.
Sunstroke and it's management dr.s.gopakumar,atreya awardeeAjith Ramachandran
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This document summarizes information on sunstroke (also called heatstroke). It begins by defining sunstroke as a life-threatening condition where the body's heat-regulating system fails due to exposure to high temperatures. It then provides details on causes, risk factors, symptoms, emergency treatment including cooling the body, and prevention of heat cramps. The document also discusses sunstroke from an Ayurvedic perspective including concepts of pathogenesis, management principles, and treatments.