Causes
It is most often caused by exposing the discovered head and neck to the long -lasting sunlight. People with baldness and children are particularly vulnerable. A small child usually has a poorly hairy head and a thin bone lid of the skull, in places not yet fully complex. In the area of the tissue, the cerebral tissue lies practically under the skin and the brain is only slightly protected against radiation. The occurrence of stroke is also favored by the lack of drinking water.
Symptoms
Specific and hot facial skin is characteristic of solar paralysis. The patient behaves restlessly, has a disturbed orientation. Complains about headache and neck stiffness. Feels nausea and vomits. He has chills, high fever, and the exposed parts of the body are highly red. In more severe cases, consciousness may occur. The occurrence of high fever in young children – And even a few hours of being in the sun – prompts to diagnose a sunstroke.
To help
First of all, you should carry out the sun -infected in the shadow, ensure cool air access to the skin by loosening and spreading the clothes. It's best to arrange the patient in a semi -sitting position. Using wet, We try to cool the head and chest. A lot of cool drinking liquids should be given conscious (often, in small portions). In the event of a longer loss of consciousness, it is necessary to breathe, run until the doctor's arrival.