The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-01
Sun-strokc- its symptoms and lis
Treatment.

Sun-strOkc- its symptoms and lis
Treatment.
It is very important that every one
should be able to make out case of
snn-stroke when it occurs and not mis-
take it for drunkenness or apoplexy.
When person is ''dead drunk" his
countenance, breathing and pulse are
very like those of q sun-struck case.
csi,!es, the p 'rson sun-struck may
have taken glass of beer or small
amount of alcohol in some form Just
before the attack. His breath would,
by its ordor, be apt to cause what m:g ht
be fatal mistake. But the heat of the
body ought to prevent any such er. or.
In drunkenness, pure and simple, the
heat of the body is never above ninety
eight and a half degrees, often little
less. In sun-s.roke it is always in
creased, sonnet mes from log to iuS de-
grees, or even more. confinement in
the cl Sc and Initiated air of cell at the
station-house, or transportation mile
or more in an open wagon exposed to
the direct rays of the sun, may not kill
the intoxica ed person, b t wo Id prob
ably. nay. almost certainly have that
effect ON the unfortunate victim of sun
stroke.
In apoplexy, W ich has a superb ial
resemblance 20 nc rm o; sunstroke.
the skin is never hot ami excessively
d V, but is often Id and mo st; the
pulse in apoplexy is slow, sometimes
intermittent. generally very full; in
sun stroke it quick and sharp; in
apoplexy there is raral, sis ON one side
of the face and body; in >un stroke
there is no difference between the two
s DIES: the breathln. in apoplexy is
slow, snoring and often interrupted or
irrrugular: in sun-stroke il s rapid and
noisy, but not snoring: in sun-sSrnke
both pupils of the eye are contracted
and the eyes look red and congested; in
APP plexy one or both pupils are widely
dilated, the eyes often turned upward
and toward one side: the VIII ties of the
eyes are not Redeemed, at least not early
IN the attack these distinctions are
so plain that q mistake ought not to lie
made.
The prevention of sunStroke is of
very great importance in view of the
high rate of mortality of its victims and
the serious after effects in tn Sc who
recover from the immediate symptoms.
A consideration of the conditions which
favor its occurrence gives the key to its
prevent on. Avoidance of extraordinary
muscular g 'Ort, So far as possible, is
first to be kept in mind. A rise of tive
degrees o. temperature above its natural
NIT of 49, degrees has been observed
in a man who ran foot race, although
The atmospheric heat was but siyty-one
degrees and he was perspiring freely at
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
ance of excessive exercise. En-
cesses of all kinds should be
carefully guarded against. livery
thing that deprcsses the nervous system
predisposing 10 sunstroke, excuses AMI
loss of sleep. particularly. should be
kept Gear of during the heated term.
Places where the air is close, damp or
Initiated by overcrowdinr or by reason
of unheathful exhalationS, should be
carefully summed The skin should be
kept clean and in good working order
by frequent bathing. The clothing
should b. kept light OF texture and per-
vious to moisture. 1t should not him
der the free movements of the chest in
breathing or construct the neck The
food should be mostly of vegetable SUBJ
stances, in order t. throw as little eX-
ira work upon the Kidneys as pos .ible.
This is espe, tally worthy of the atten-
ton OF every one who has Bright's dis
ease or any disturbance OF the functions
of the kidneys.
The treatment of the attack is suffi-
GENTLY simple. No time should be lost
n removing the sufferer 10 = cool, shady,
airy place. The out ide clothing should
be removed. When practicable. all the
coverings of the b,dy should be
taken o.. The whole surface should
To drenched with cool water. Ice is
not necessary; any water which is
cooler than the body will do. In fact,
water from sixty TO eighty degrees
Fahrenheit is more speedy in its re-
frigerating action than ii it is ;ce-Cold
The amount OF heat removed V the
change into vapor is many times greater
LEst!I oiuouhU tSSu III 'hC
same quantity from the freezing to the
boiling point Evaporation from
the surface should be promoted
by tanning or exposure to n nat
u:,al current OF cir. If the pulse be-
comes very feeble, irregular, or more
frequent than 10 per m mute, stimu
lants should be given, such as am
monia or alcohol. if the patient can
swallow. or ether, coffee or brandy,
by injection under the skin If convul-
sions &C ur early they are not danger
Gus rs when they come on after several
hours, when they denote impending
death. They may BE- controlled by
g wing chloroform carefully by inhala-
ton. Of course, ether, chloroform or
other powerful remedies should be given
only by or under the direction of
competent physician. The treatment
of the after-effects of sunstroke may
require removal to more temperate
climate. or the application of remedies
VIII CHI should be intru tied only to those
who have made a strong study of such
nstters.--St. Louis Gi0je-DemocrGt.
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