Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-10
TREATMENT e. .sun.srRoke.



Ass~r5cGn Physician
In his openilg remarks Dr. Mitchell
said: There are two distinct vari-
cites Of stn-stroke. but we recognize
one. the common, which taxes the
form Of an intense fever The other
presents exactly the opposite condi-
ton, though arising from the same
eaase. II is called heat exh ,usiion
This condition il essentially the same
as that called 'scoIiapse. 1t attacks
strong and weak indiscriminateIy
The attack is generally sudden. and
with little or no warning the patient
becomes unconscious. incapable OF
speech or movement, or mutters ia in
coherent phrases; he Is pale, is skin Is
cold to the torch and covered with a
profuse cold sweat. Fen his breath
feels cold to hand held before his
moath- H. pulse at the wrist is very
fast and feeble and he can not BE-
reused enough to reply intelligently.
The situation is almost the exact con-
/ trary Of that in sun-ssroke proper. as we
frequently see, hence the treatment
must be diff rent Ii is easy to see
what is needed- The patient is too
cold. the natural heat of the body
which 10 the condition Of the pro
per working of all the functions
! Is lost an first we must restore
that Put him in hot bath to help
bring back the normal heat by exter-
nal warmth lie. the water be of atena-
peraiure of 100 degrees or more. and
and keep the water at this temperature
By pouring in more hot water. Keep
him there until his own temperature
has been restored TO it's natural stand
ard. which is s8l de1reeA If you have
no means TO ascertain the patients
/ temperature let him remain in the
water for about half an hour, unless he
becomes conscious and intelligent
sooner. Secondly, his heart is too
fast and not strong enough and some
thing must be given to strengthen il,
the most convenient article being alec
lol. whisky or brandy Give table
spoonful in about as much water and
repeat it about three times at short in
1 teryais.
..Thermic fever" or heat fever"
is always from, exposure to heat in some
form The principal sufferers are those
who use strong drink, habitualEy,
white men more than negroes, and men
more than women. The varieties of
/ ;hermic fever differ in degree. but not
lnuch in Kind They range from severe
( headaches or dizziness to infamula-
/ ton of the brain itself. with conval-
I sions and death in its train The mind
I confused. more or less headache with
some fever. all of these are the ordi-
nary symptoms of these slight sun
I strokes. and they may be treated as /
have suggested. giving. too, little
{ bromide of potash. about twenty or
Twenty-Five grains
/ Most cases are more marked The
+ face is greatly flushed. eyes bloodshot.
breathing deep and noisy. the pulse
! very fast and commissions often accom-
panying the attack This last is the
most important sign. The patient
( should be rubbed down with ice and
/ cold water should be poured over
K him until his tenn persture is reduced
to 100 degrees, when he should be pu,
( to bed
Apoplexy or epileptic fits. often
/ mistaken for sunstroke, are generally
( without Commissions and without fever
I Opium poisoning comes on slowly and
when found the patients eyes are
shrunken- the breathing is remarkably
slow. with long, deep respirations,
and they have often TO be treated in
+ he most brutal manner-rubbed with
wire brush or whipped with q wet
towel TO keep them moving so as to
I keep up breathing.
To avoid sun-stroke, avoid eating
very much meat, eat plenty of Yege-
tables, keep the skin clean, battle fire.
/ quently and keep as cool as possible
/ Philadelphia Press.