In summer, I don’t want to think about the bad - it seems that the sun, air, green foliage and the sea bring one joy and positive. I want to spend more and more time not in four walls, but walking in the fresh air, in parks, on the banks of water bodies - in general, anywhere, but not at home. And then one of the enemies of any person in the summer comes on the scene - a sunstroke and his companion - overheating in the sun. They can occur in a person with a long stay in the sun without the ability to cool the body. Another leader in overheating is closed vehicles. In them, often careless owners leave pets, and often children, going shopping, to a beauty salon, or simply for business.
What are the symptoms of overheating in the sun? First of all, it is weakness, darkening in the eyes and slight dizziness. In this condition, an adult can himself realize the fact of overheating and take precautions. If we are dealing with children, then it is much more difficult to identify a child’s overheating in the sun. You can, of course, regularly check about the well-being of the baby. Although most often mothers pay attention to the symptoms of overheating in the sun, when they already take a more severe form - the baby's skin begins to redden, the temperature rises, it becomes completely lethargic. In some cases, undetected overheating can provoke nausea, vomiting, loss of consciousness and the occurrence of fever, chills, convulsions. In this case, a person, and especially a small person, needs medical help.
If there are already less severe symptoms of overheating in the sun, you should first provide the victim with peace in a cool, dark place. It is necessary to give the victim a horizontal position and, if possible, cool his body. To do this, you can use towels dipped in cold water, wrapping them in the body of the victim. When overheating in the sun, medications such as "Nurofen" or "Panadol" will be effective, which will help relieve heat and lower body temperature. But what should not be done in any case is to put the patient in cold water or pour it over. A large temperature difference will not benefit.
Well and best of all, of course, after carrying out primary care activities, call a doctor. He will be able to diagnose the condition of the patient and prevent dehydration of the body, which occurs when overheating.
But what to do to avoid overheating in the sun? Wear lightweight clothing in hot weather to allow air to freely contact your body. Keep cool, clean drinking water for yourself, your baby, and your pets. In no case do not stay yourself in a closed car without air access and make sure that no animals or children remain there . Try not to be in the open sun for more than 10-15 minutes in the afternoon without a headgear or the ability to go into the shade.
If you see people around you with symptoms of overheating in the sun, do not be silent, sound the alarm and take measures to eliminate this condition, it does not matter whether you are familiar or not. Perhaps you will save someone’s life, because the risk of death due to severe overheating in the sun is, no less, 20-30%!