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Sunburn and Heat Stroke Treatment
Treatment to minimize disruption
There are a number appropriate measures to help solve the disruption from the heat in a person:
- Lower body temperature by moving to the shade or a cool and calm.
- Keep your head high and try a little jog wet clothing or placing cold compresses on the head.
- Moisturizes doing a lot to drink water, but only if he is conscious.
- If it were necessary, seek medical help.
Photoprotection
Despite awareness campaigns and improved sunscreens, it remains to solve the problem of application of sunscreens.
The application should be half an hour before exposure and must be given very generously, evenly and with dry skin. Then the process must be reapplied at least every two hours and reapply every time we take a bath.
Collotype
The characteristics of the skin does not only reduce fat condition parameters, dry or normal. A more important aspect is the sensitivity of each person and their skin to the sun, which is what is called phototype. Each person has a different solar capital, ie support more or less of the sun.
Sunburn and Heat Stroke Prevention
Heat stroke is a problem related to the thermoregulation of the body. Occurs due to excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays of the sun. Heat stroke occurs when the body loses control of temperature, which rises beyond 40 º C.
Sometimes associated with segments of the population such as children or the elderly, the fact is that most of the cases are related more to an incorrect time available to take the necessary precautions.
What are they?
In heatstroke, the body loses control of the temperature, being able to rise above 40 ° C. It causes damage to cell structures and the thermoregulatory system, including creating a risk of mortality.
The symptoms of this situation is characterized by a series of processes such as reduction or cessation of sweating, headaches, dizziness, confusion, tachycardia, hot and dry skin and may even reach to seizures or complications besides kidney failure, liver or respiratory.
It is more natural than sunlight happen by a lack of prevention and occurs more in young people taking the sun and fall asleep or play sports for a long time most dangerous times of the day. People at increased risk for these symptoms are the elderly, children and those suffering from any pathological condition.