The hottest time of summer is coming soon. The temperature in summer is very high, and it is very hot, so many people are more prone to heatstroke. As children, children are more prone to heatstroke. So, what are the symptoms of heatstroke in children? What should I do if a child suffers from heatstroke?
1、 Symptoms of heatstroke in children
1. The prominent manifestation of heatstroke is high fever. Generally, the body temperature during heatstroke can reach 38 ℃ -39 ℃, and in severe cases, the body temperature can even exceed 41 ℃.
2. At the beginning of the disease, children sweat more, and excessive sweating may cause dysfunction of the hypothalamus and sweat glands, resulting in dry and burning skin, facial flushing, and rapid increase in body temperature.
3. At the same time, accompanied by thirst, mental lethargy or restlessness, some children may experience convulsions and coma, and in severe cases, they may also develop brain edema, respiratory failure, circulatory failure, and damage to important organ function.
2、 Emergency treatment methods for pediatric heatstroke
1. Immediately leave the high-temperature environment
If a child suffers from heatstroke, they should immediately leave the high-temperature environment and be transferred to a ventilated and cool place such as a corridor, under the shade of trees, or an air-conditioned room to rest well. However, it should be noted that the cooling method should be gentle to avoid sudden drops. If a child suffering from heatstroke should not be immediately taken into an air-conditioned room with a low temperature, but rather a fan should be blown or an air-conditioned room with a suitable temperature should be used.
2. Physical cooling
The child is suffering from heatstroke. Instead of playing or running around, let them lie flat and keep their respiratory tract open. Immediately undo their buttons and take off or loosen their clothes. At the same time, parents can do physical cooling for their children by wiping their entire body with a damp towel to cool them down, or by applying a cold pad to their forehead to cool them down.
3. Medication for heatstroke relief
If a child suffers from heatstroke, parents can give them oral medications such as Rendan, Shidishui, Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, and apply cooling oil, wind oil essence, and other medications to their forehead and temporal area. But parents should not give them antipyretics or antibiotics without authorization.
4. Guasha (Guasha)
Guasha is one of the characteristic therapies in traditional Chinese medicine. When children suffer from heatstroke, they can try guasha. Scraping therapy refers to the repeated physical stimulation such as scraping, squeezing, pulling, pinching, and stabbing on specific parts of the human body surface using smooth hard objects, fingers, metal needles, etc., causing blood stasis spots, blood stasis spots, or punctate bleeding on the skin surface. By stimulating the surface veins, it improves the circulation of qi and blood in the body, thereby achieving the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing stasis, adjusting yin and yang, relaxing tendons and collaterals, clearing heat and reducing swelling, and supporting the body and eliminating evil. However, parents who do not understand guasha therapy should not try it indiscriminately to avoid harming their children.
5. Dietary regulation
When a child suffers from heatstroke and is conscious, parents should encourage them to drink diluted salt water multiple times to replenish enough water and salt. If it is not very serious or has basically recovered, parents can cook some food such as mung bean Congee, Winter melon soup, or give them some fresh fruit juice, watermelon and other fruits, but do not give children greasy food.
6. Timely send to the hospital for treatment
If a child experiences severe symptoms of heatstroke, such as mental fatigue, restlessness, seizures, coma, convulsions, etc., they should be immediately taken to the hospital to avoid delaying the child's condition.
In the hot summer, if you find that your child has symptoms of heatstroke as described in this article, you need to take active measures. You can follow the advice in this article to adopt first aid methods suitable for your child. In fact, as long as the child's heatstroke is handled properly, it will quickly improve.
