Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15
,.n.stroke-Its Symptoms and Its
Treatment.

Gun. stroke-lts symptoms and Its
Sp Treatment.
:. ;s very important that every ono
-,nnr1l he able to make out a case of
sr strokew when it occurs and not mis-
ss.te IL for drunkenness or apoplcxy.
'N When 3 person is "dead drunk" his
,%o,ntenance, breathing and pulse ara
o '.o~v like those of n sun-struck case.
,rea;1es. the prison sun-struck NAV
iare taken Il glass of beer or a small
amount OF alcohol in some form just
sniore the attack. His breath would.
w lis ordor. be apt to cause what might
w. w. = fatal mistake. But the heat of the
Sody ought to prevent any such error.
IN drunkenness, pure and simple, the
ha,t of the body is never above ninety
n;rht and a half degrees, often q little
las. In sun-strokc it is always in
,roased. sometimes from lO6 to los de-
rrons. or even more. Confinement in
l.bs elise and vitiated air of a cell at the
sta,ion-house, or transportation q mile
or more in an open wagon exposed to
the direct rays of the sun, may not kill
tnc intoxicated person, bit wo Id prob
eblv. nay, almost certainly have that
ot>ret on the unfortunate victim OF sun
stroke.
In apopleXy, which has q superfi" ial
resemblance 10 enc + rm OF sllnstroke.
the skin is never hot and excessively
IL, but is often cold and mo st; the
pilse in apoplexy is slow, sometimes
Intermittent, generally very full; in
snn.stroke it IS quick and sharp; in
anoplexy there is paralysis on one side
Of the face and body; in sun-stroke
there is no difference between the two
SIDES: the breathing in apoplexy is
slow, snoring and often interrupted or
irregular: in sun-stroke it is rapid and
noisy, but not snoring; in sun-svroke
both pupils of the eye are contracted
and the eyes look red and congested; in
apaplexy n or both pupils are widely
dilated, the eyes often turned upward
and toward one side; the whites of the
eyes are not redeemed, atleast not early
in the attack. These distinctions are
50 plain that Il mistake ought not to be
made.
The prevention of sunstroke is of
very great Importance, in view of the
high rate of mortality of its victims and
tie serious after effects in those who
recover from the immediate symptoms.
A consideration of the conditions which
favor its occurrence gives the key to its
prevention. Avoidance of extraordinary
muscular effort, SO far us possible, is
first to be kept in mind. A rise of five
degrees OF temperature above its natural
limit of 9Sl degrees has been observed
in q mar who ran u foot race, although
he atmospheric heat was but sixty-one
degrees and he was perspiring freely ut
the time. Water should be drunk freely
to supply the loss from the blood by
way of the skin, lungs and kidneys.
This is fully as important as avoid
snce of excessive exercise. Ex-
ccsses of all kinds should be
carefully guarded against. Every
hing that depresses the nervous system
.Hedisposing to sunstroke, excuses and
loss of sleep, particularly, should be
sept clear of during the heated term.
Places where the air is close, damp or
ytiated by oyercrowding or by reason
Nj unhealthful exhalations, should be
arefuliy summed. The skin should be
YElb t'H.HhI btlt IL Hop'l "oiklIS olucI
~ frequent bathing. The clothing
Ilould b: kept light OF texture and per-
us to moisture. 1t should not him
:. the free movements of the chest in
rathing OF construct the neck. The
od should be mostly OF vegetable sub
ktances, in order to throw as little en-
FRI work upon the Kidneys as possible.
This is especially worthy of the atten-
Flon OF every one who has Bright's dis
Ease or any disturbance of the functions
pf the Kidneys.
The treatment of the attack is sutli-
fI"ntiy simple. No time should be lost
II T. moving the sufferer to acool. shady,
kn;ry place. The outside clothing should
b. removed. When practicable all the
evenings of the body should be
tsken oil. The whole surface should
be drenched with cool water. Ice is
fnot necessary: any water which is
cooler than the body will do. In fact,
Mater from sixty to eighty degrees
Fahrenheit is more speedy in its re-
9Mgerating action than if it is ice-cold.
The mount of heat removed by the
Change into vapor is many times greater
nan the amount used up in raising the
SAM quantity from the freezing to the
polling point. Evaporation from
me surface should be promoted
by tanning or exposure to nat
Pirai current of air. If the pulse be-
PONIES very feeble. irregular, o L more
Sfeqncnt than l2o per minute, stimu-
PANTS should be given, such as am
fnonia or alcohol, if the patient can
e"allow, or ether, coffee or brandy,
Py injection underline skin. If convul-
elohs oc III early they are not danger
pNs as when they come on after several
119ors, when they denote impending
Ncath. They may be controlled by
wing c%hloroform carefully by inhala-
El0h. Of course, ether, ch%loroform OF
P'ier powerful remedies should be given
PhIy by or under the direction of q
competent physician. The treatment
i the after-etlects of sunstroke may
e.Ialrc removal to q more temperate
E;lnale, or the application Of remedies
pinch should be intrusted only to those
Nlo have made u strong study Of such
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