Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. It can occur at any age, though 1/5th of strokes occur in people under 40 in India. Risk factors include hypertension, diabetes, smoking, oral contraceptives, and others. Prevention involves controlling risk factors through lifestyle changes like quitting smoking, managing diabetes and blood pressure, and seeking prompt treatment for transient ischemic attacks. Education is also needed to increase awareness of stroke causes and symptoms.
2. OUTLINE
Introduction
Risk Factors
Prevention and control
Life style
Health Care Facilities
Health Education
Heat stroke
Environmental and Personal factors
Signs and Symptoms
Prevention and control of Heat Stroke
4. introduction
Stroke is a world wide health problem.
It is contributing to morbidity, mortality and disability in
developing as well as developed countries.
According to WHO stroke is rapidly developed clinical signs of
focal disturbance of cerebral function, lasting more than 24 hours
or leading to death, with no apparent cause other than vascular
origin.
The 24 hours threshold in definition exclude transient ischemic
attack
5. STROKE
Stroke is one of the leading cause of
death and disability throughout the
world.
The WHO collaborative study showed
that nearly one third of stroke patients
died within 3 weeks.
6. risk factors
Stroke is preceded by risk factors
for years such as
Hypertension,
Ventricular hypertrophy,
Cardiac dilatation,
8. Factors
Stroke can occur at any age.
In one fifth, stroke occurs below the age 40
in India and it is found to be more in males
than females.
Stroke is associated with other diseases
such as cardiovascular system or diabetes.
10. Life style
Adopting the behaviour related to maintaining
the health by changing life style pattern.
This alteration in life style will control the
diabetes and also manage the risk factors.
Behavioural changes related to elimination of
smoking, alcohol can prevent the occurrence of
stroke.
11. Health care facilities
The health care facilities should be
available and within the access of people
for proper treatment and follow up.
The personnel working in health care
facilities should be educated and trained
enough to tackle the cases.
12. Health education
Health education is an integral part of
the prevention and control of stroke.
People should be made aware about the
disease and its consequences so as to
achieve their participation.
13. Heat Stroke
Heat stroke is sudden and
occurs due to derangement
of central heat regulating
mechanism.
14. environmental factors
The environmental factors such as
Climate,
Buildings,
Clothing and
Heavy work under hot
And unfavourable weather can cause stroke .
15. personal factors
The personal factors such as
Deficiency of salt,
Gastro-intestinal disorders,
Thyroid disease and
Severe water and salt losses predispose
individuals to adverse effects of heat.
16. SIGS AND SYMPTOMS
Diseases At the onset of heat stroke,
Person complains of malaise,
Headache,
Dryness of skin,
Nausea,
18. Prevention & Control of Heat Stroke
Drink large amount of water when saw -eating is
profuse.
Wear light, porous and loosely fitted clothes to
permit ventilation.
Take adequate rest at work during hottest part of
the day.
Avoid exposure to sun directly during mid-day
when the temperature is highest.
19. Prevention & Control of Heat Stroke
Increase the physical exertion gradually to enable
physiological adjustment to high heat in summer.
In case of dizziness,
Headache,
Faint-ness,
Blurring vision and
Vomiting
20. Prevention & Control of Heat Stroke
Immediate rest in shade,
Cool place,
Drinking of water preferably with salt,
Loosening or removal of clothing to
allow ventilation.
21. REFERENCES
Neelam Kumari A Textbook of Community Health
Nursing - I ,2011 Edition , Published by Pee Vee
( Regd .), Page reffered to 580- 581.
https://www.slideshare.net/MrPramitKumarSah/stroke-
presentation-77800548
https://www.slideshare.net/harshrastogi1/stroke-95028720
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