SUN STROKE is the life threatening condition, very common condition during summer season,excessive exposure to sun causes severe loss of body fluids, it may occurs at any age, children and old aged people affects most comonly,
excessive sweating causes dehydration,
pt feels dizziness and drowsiness, severe headache and hyperthermia, cerebral vomiting occurs, convulsions may occur, it's a life threatening condition,
pt should be brought to critical care unit and treated with intravenous fluids and cold sponging, there may be kidney failure and multi organ failure,
some pre existing diseases people are very critical to treat, cardiac, diabetic, kidney diseases pts can be easily affected by sunstroke.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
severe sweating,
severe headache,
nausea and vomiting,
dizziness and drowsiness,
muscle cramps,
high grade fevere( up to 105 f),
rapid pulse rate,
severe bodyache,
severe weekness,
convulsions,
fainting,
shallow breathing
PREVENTION
prevention is the best medicine to treat sun stroke, one should avoid going out side during summer season,
drink plenty of fluids keep body hydrated
avoid alcohol, smoking,
wear full body wrapped clothes,
TREATMENT
severe dehydration is a life threatening condition,
pt must be treated with intravenous fluids, to restore body fluids, and cold sponging for high grade fever, there are some excellent medicines to treat sun stroke
Aconite
it is one of the chief remedy in treating sun stroke
high grade fever due to exposure to sun
with severe headache,
profuse sweating and coldness over the surface of the body,
head and face suddenly becomes warm
muscle twitching and spasm
aggravated in warm room,
GLONOINE
it is one the excellent remedy in treating sun stroke,
severe headache due to sun exposure,
dizziness and faintess,
can not bear heat on the head especially workers working near gas and heat
throbbing headache, can not put head on the pillow it aggravates headache
headache increases and decrease with sun rises and sets,
cerebral vomiting and nausea,
BRYONIA ALBA
high grade fever with severe sweating,
rapid pulse rate with coldness on the body,
internal heat,
severe headache with faintness and dizziness,
generalise debility,
dryness all ver the body
thirst for large quantity of water
thirst for large quantity of water
BELADONNA
it is one of the chief remedy for sun stroke patients,
high grade fevere with steaming heat,
icy cold feet,
left sided throbbing headache with vertigo and faintness,
complaints comes and goes suddenly and violently,
no thirst during fever,
cerebral congestion
NATRUM CARB
it is very oftenly indicated remedy for sun stroke patients,
severe headache returns in every hot weather,
vertigo due to sun exposure,
generalise debility and weekness in hot weather,
severe headache due to sun rays ang working under gas light,
slightest mental exertion causes severe headache.
LACHESIS
it is a great remedy for sun headaches,
headaches on awakening after sleep,
dimness of vision with vertigo,
hot flushes during fever with icy cold feet
GELSEMIUM
it is very useful remedy for sunstroke complaints,
there is remittentfever with chilliness
thirstlessness during fever,
severe headaches with vertigo,
muscle spasm
pt wants head raised pillow to get relief.
