STROKE

What is stroke and what is the two types of stroke ?

  • A Stroke is when blood flows to a part of a brain and stops.
  • There are two types of strokes , there is the Hemorrhagic stroke and Ischemic stroke.
  • A Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel is weakened
  • A ischemic stroke occurs as a result obstructed with a blood clot supplying to the brain
  • TIA(Transient Ischemic Attack) its caused by a temporary blood clot, these warning strokes should be taken seriously

HEAT STROKE

what is heat stroke ?

  • a condition marked by fever and often by unconsciousness, caused by failure of the body's temperature-regulating mechanism when exposed to excessively high temperatures.
  • heat stroke is the most serious form of heat injury and considered a medical emergency . ( call 911 immediately if some one is having a heat stroke )

What are the two types of heat stroke ?

There are two types of heat stroke: classic, non-exertional heat stroke  and exertional heat stroke . Classic heat stroke occurs most commonly in very young or older individuals, who have health risks and are in poor environmental conditions. Exertional heat stroke occurs more often in younger, healthy individuals who participate in strenuous physical activity.

 symptoms 

  • Lack of sweating despite the heat 
  • muscle weakness 
  • throbbing headache 
  • rapid heart beat  strong or weak
  • shallow breathing 
  • red, hot , dry skin
  • behavioral changes 
  • dizziness and light headedness 

treatments

  • move that person to a air conditioner
  • put the person in a cool shady area 
  • If possible take that persons core body temperature an initiate first aid to cool it , if a thermometer isn't available don"t worry about doing this

Sports 

heat stroke is always a risk in summer sports especially in football and running. The cause of heat stroke is when we exercise and  our bodies cool off by sweating. As we perspire, we loose necessary body fluids. if we do not replace these fluids, we become dehydrated. this makes it difficult to sweat and cool down, which can result to heat energy.During regular exercise, 70 to 90 percent of the energy our bodies produce is released by heat. Many factors can hinder heat release and perspiration. 


Resources

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/heat-stroke-symptoms-and-treatment  
http://www.gssiweb.org/Article/sse-86-heat-stroke-in-sports-causes-prevention-and-treatment