14/06/2023
Heat STROKE OR SUNSTROKE.
Amongst all the heat related illness heat stroke is most dangerous and life threatening condition.
After exposure to severe heat patient becomes seriously ill with many complicated signs and symptoms.
No I Sudden cramps in body.
No 2 Hyper thermi that is sudden rise of body temperature more than 104 or 105 degree F.
No 3 Red, dry and very dry skin without sweat.
No 4 pulse is very fast, full bounding and strong.
No Nausea, Severe headache, vertigo, dizziness
No 5 Confusion, Hallucinations, slurred speech.
No 6 In advanced cases seizure ( convulsions like epilepsy ) may be seen.
Here patients sweat mechanism and Central Nervous systems are greatly affected.
If not treated early patients internal organs like liver, kidneys, lungs , heart get affected and conditions of patient deteoriat and may lead to death.
No 7 Patient feels internal dryness with dry mouth and urine output gets down.
No 8 BP to be monitored and may be moderate to high.
No 9 Blood sugar to be monitored and there is chances of Hypoglycemia
In primary stage as the measure of treatment patient immediately to be taken to very cold place freferably to under AC.
His Garments must be loosened immediately.
Very cold water to be poured over him.
Ice pack may be applied at certain places of his body like Axilla, besides neck, over abdomen , Near groins.
Evaporation therapy may be done that is cold moist blanket to given over him and a fan to switched on near him, so that is his internal heat may come out by the process of evaporation.
Our first intention would be to cool him down, any how.
No oral rehydration to be tried so that he can not swallow.
In such cases immidiet hospitalisation is urgent for introduction of IV drip and in case of Hypoglycemia 25 percent dextrose drip to introduced under medical supervision.
In early stage first half an hour we can try with primary process along with some very good Homeopathic medicines under doctor's guidance, if not improved , urgent hospitalisation is indicated.
Name of some Homeopathic medicines according to symptoms indications are...
Aconite, Belladonna, Glonoine,
VERATRUM VIR , Stramonium, cuprum Met,Gelsemium , Natrum Carb,Lachesis etc may be indicated and may save a patient if treated early and in time before complications arise.
One thing to be noted don't consider this case as a case of general fever and don't apply PARACETAMOL to bring down high temperature that may be contraindicated and may worsen patients conditions