Heat stroke
| Subclass of | hyperthermia, heat illness  |
|---|---|
| Facet give | body temperature, warm-blooded |
| Has cause | summer heat, exertion, body temperature |
| Has effect | unconsciousness, organ dysfunction, inflammation, blood coagulation |
| Health specialty | emergency medicine |
| Symptoms and signs | dizziness, mental confusion, delirium, nausea |
| Possible treatment | ice bath, cooling therapy, symptomatic treatment |
Heat stroke anaa heatstroke, dem sanso know as sun-stroke, be a severe heat illness wey result in a body temperature greater dan 40.0 °C (104.0 °F),[1] along plus red skin, headache, dizziness, den confusion.[2] Sweating generally be present insyd exertional heatstroke, buh no be insyd classic heatstroke.[3] De start of heat stroke fi be sudden anaa gradual.[4] Heatstroke be a life-threatening condition secof de potential for multi-organ dysfunction,[5] plus typical complications wey dey include seizures, rhabdomyolysis, anaa kidney failure.[4]
Heat stroke dey occur secof high external temperatures den/anaa physical exertion.[1][4] E usually dey occur under preventable prolonged exposure to extreme environmental anaa exertional heat.[5] However, certain health conditions fi increase de risk of heat stroke, den patients, especially kiddies, plus certain genetic predispositions be vulnerable to heatstroke under relatively mild conditions.[6]
Preventive measures dey include drinking sufficient fluids den avoiding excessive heat.[7] Treatment be by rapid physical cooling of de body den supportive care.[1] Recommended methods dey include spraying de person plus water den using a fan, putting de person insyd ice water, anaa giving cold intravenous fluids.[1] Adding ice packs around a person be beneficial buh no dey by einself achieve de fastest possible cooling.[1]
Heat stroke dey result in more dan 600 deaths a year insyd de United States.[1] Rates increase between 1995 den 2015.[8] Purely exercise-induced heat stroke, though a medical emergency, dey tend to be self-limiting (de patient stop dey exercise from cramp anaa exhaustion) den fewer dan 5% of cases be fatal. Non-exertional heatstroke be a much greater danger: sometimes even a healthy person, if dem lef insyd a heatstroke-inducing environment widout medical attention, fi continue to deteriorate to de point of death. Somewhere between 21-65% of those dem hospitalize plus heat stroke die insyd de hospital.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gaudio FG, Grissom CK (April 2016). "Cooling Methods in Heat Stroke". The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 50 (4): 607–616. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.09.014. PMID 26525947.
- ↑ "Warning Signs and Symptoms of Heat-Related Illness". www.cdc.gov (in American English). Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ Epstein Y, Yanovich R (June 2019). "Heatstroke". The New England Journal of Medicine. 380 (25): 2449–2459. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1810762. PMID 31216400.
- 1 2 3 Leon LR, Bouchama A (April 2015). "Heat stroke". Comprehensive Physiology. 5 (2): 611–647. doi:10.1002/cphy.c140017. ISBN 978-0-470-65071-4. PMID 25880507.
- 1 2 Bouchama A, Knochel JP (June 2002). "Heat stroke". The New England Journal of Medicine. 346 (25): 1978–1988. doi:10.1056/nejmra011089. PMID 12075060.
- ↑ Wang HJ, Lee CS, Yee RS, Groom L, Friedman I, Babcock L, et al. (October 2020). "Adaptive thermogenesis enhances the life-threatening response to heat in mice with an Ryr1 mutation". Nature Communications. 11 (1) 5099. Bibcode:2020NatCo..11.5099W. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18865-z. PMC 7547078. PMID 33037202.
- ↑ "Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness|Extreme Heat". www.cdc.gov (in American English). 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- 1 2 Leon LR, Bouchama A (April 2015). "Heat stroke". Comprehensive Physiology. 5 (2): 611–647. doi:10.1002/cphy.c140017. ISBN 978-0-470-65071-4. PMID 25880507.
External links
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- Heat stroke on MedicineNet.com
