What is heat cramp?

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Heat spasm is a kind of heat stroke phenomenon. Working in dry and hot environment, excessive sweating, with sweat out a lot of NaCl, limb and abdominal muscle spasm. The patient's temperature did not rise. It can be relieved by adding salt water. What is heat cramp? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

What is heat cramp?

First, it is a special type of heatstroke. When traveling in a hot and humid place for a long time, sometimes you will suddenly turn blue, feel headache, nausea, dizziness and spasm, which is called heat spasm. If the disease is not treated in time, it will develop further, so that consciousness will disappear and eventually die.

Second: light people should quickly go to a cool and ventilated place to lie on their backs and have a rest, unbutton their clothes and belts, open their coats, and then drink some cold boiled water or salt water. In case of loss of consciousness and severe spasm, the patient should be placed in a coma position (lying on the side with the head tilted back) to ensure that the respiratory tract is unblocked, and the emergency center should be informed quickly.

Third: the loss of consciousness, severe spasm, should let the patient take coma position (lying on the side, head back), to ensure smooth respiratory tract. At the same time, the emergency center should be informed quickly. If the patient recovers, he should also be taken to the hospital. It is strictly forbidden to let the patient walk on his own. Atropine, hypnotic and sedative drugs are forbidden.

matters needing attention

1、 Move. Move the patient to a cool and ventilated place quickly. At the same time, raise the head and untie the clothes to facilitate breathing and heat dissipation. 2、 Apply it. Cold water towel can be used to apply to the head, or ice bags and ice cubes can be placed on the patient's head, armpit, thigh root, etc. 3、 Promote. Put the patient in 4 ℃ water and massage the skin of the limbs to expand the blood vessels of the skin, accelerate the blood circulation and promote heat dissipation. When the anus temperature drops to 38 ℃, the temperature can be stopped.