Summer has arrived, and there are more cases of heatstroke. Do you know how to deal with it?

Thread Content

Heat stroke refers to a group of clinical syndromes caused by prolonged exposure to the scorching sun or to environments with high temperatures, high humidity, and poor ventilation, which prevents heat from being dissipated from the body and leads to disorders in the functioning of the nervous system. It is characterized by high fever, dry skin without sweating, and central nervous system symptoms; it occurs mostly in the summer, and those who are fatigued, hungry, or have weak constitutions are more prone to getting it. 1. Quickly remove the patient from a high-temperature environment. 2. Administer oxygen to those with signs of hypoxia. 3. Apply physical cooling methods to the body surface; for patients with high fever, drug-induced cooling is also used, with chlorpromazine at a dose of 25–50 mg added to 0.9% sodium chloride solution for intravenous infusion. 4. For patients with circulatory failure, intravenous fluid replacement is provided, along with the use of dopamine or anisodamine as appropriate via intravenous infusion. 5. In cases of cerebral edema, 20% mannitol or glucocorticoids may be administered intravenously as appropriate. 6. Immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be carried out in cases of cardiac or respiratory arrest. 7. Other symptomatic treatments as needed.