The Washington times., 1933-08-12
SE OF ROUGE MAJOREM IN WOANS MAKEUP BEAUTY EXPERT SAYS
Secrets OF
Health
BY LOUIS E. BISCH, Md, Ph.D.
Heat Exhaustion and Sunstrok0
Not Identical


Heat Exhaustion and Sunstrok0
Not Identical
During the summer months,
many cases Of heat exhaustion
and Sunstroke occur. And at
the outset a warning against
remaining too long in an over
heated room or in the sun
should be given. Never tan
your powers Of endurance to
the limit. In fact, always be
on your guard lest you be over
come.
Heat exhaustion may develop
in persons who have not been
in direct sunlight at all. Occu-
pations where this condition is
in ever-present danger are those
of bakers, laundrymen, workers
in foundrieS, Stokers of furnaces
and the like.
The first symptom is usually
dizziness. Besides, the head
feels full and throbs. Definite
and even severe pain may de-
velop in the head. Nausea and
vomiting may occur.
Although heat, and excessive
humidity perhaps, causes heat
exhaustion, the skin is always
cool or cold. This sign is quite
different from sunstroke, in
which the skin is dry and hot,
Usually, in heat exhaustion,
the face Is pale and the pa
tient feels restless. In more So
we're cases prostration occurs
and in the most severe ones,
unconsciousness. The body
temperature also falls below
normal, perhaps to the low
mark of 95.
In all cases of heat exhaus-
ton the subject should be re-
moved as quickly as possible
from the place where he has
been working. All restricting
clothing should be removed
and the room kept cool and
well ventilated.
The next step is to get the
feet and body generally warm.
Hot water applications may be
effective. Hot coffee is excel.
lent if the patient is able to
swallow. Aromatic spirits Of
ammonia placed under the nos
trils helps to bring relief Of
the head distress. If the body
continues cold and clammy .
hot bath is usually advisable.
The symptoms in sunstroke
are different from those which
appear in heat prostration.
The difference in the condi-
ton of the skin has already
been mentioned. Besides being
hot the face in sunstroke Is
congested and even swollen.
Although dizziness and head
symptoms similar to those Of
heat exhaustion may also occur,
another cardinal difference be-
tween the two conditions Is
that in Sunstroke the tempera-
ture rises.
This temperature may go to
107 or even to 110 as against
the normal 98.6. The pulse is
not weak, but full and rapid.
Furthermore, Inconsistencies Is
common.
What the sunstroke patient
requires is not warmth to the
body but a gradual cooling Of
it. For this he must be removed
out of the sun and cold towels
and sheets applied to the skin.
If possible, immerse the pa
tient in a cool bath and add
ice gradually to the water. Such
cooling esseS. however.
should not be prolonged unduly.
A good rule to follow is not to
keep it up longer than 20 min
utes at a time. If practical,
the temperature of the body
should be taken and the COOL
ing process stopped after it has
fallen to 102 degrees.
Both heat exhaustion and
sunstroke are dangerous con-
ditions, especially to those who
have already been affected
that way before.
DIR. Bisch's Daily Diet Hint
BY the fourth day, in MOP
NAL cases, the mothers milk
supply is usually sufficient for
her infant. FeedingS must be
run on a strict schedule and
this must not be broken even
if the child is asleep. At the
beginning Of the third month
the 2 a. m. feeding can usually
be eliminated as the infant
sleeps uninterruptedly during
the night.
Copyright. 1898, King Features
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