What are the symptoms of heat stroke in babies? How to judge whether babies have heat stroke in summer?

When babies are very young, they cannot express their discomfort with words. In summer, many mothers still dress their babies in a lot of clothes. In hot seasons, do not let babies use fans or air conditioners. In fact, this can easily cause babies to have heatstroke. How to judge whether it is heatstroke based on the baby's reaction.

What are the symptoms of heat stroke in babies?

If the baby's rectal or ear temperature exceeds 39 or even 40 degrees (it is not recommended to measure the armpit or oral temperature, which is easy to underestimate the actual temperature), and the following symptoms are combined, it is a common symptom of heatstroke in children:

1. Although the baby is very hot and has a high body temperature, he may not sweat. (This is one of the most typical symptoms of heat stroke)

2. The baby's skin will become red, hot and dry.

3. The baby becomes restless and cries, with faster breathing and pulse; then becomes tired, or even goes into convulsions or coma.

4. Older children may experience dizziness, nausea, loss of direction, and grogginess.

Therefore, the symptoms of heatstroke in children are quite diverse, including fever without sweating, dry and red skin, crying and restlessness of babies, accelerated pulse, dizziness and nausea, etc.

How to give first aid to babies after heat stroke

If you find that your baby has symptoms of heat stroke, don't panic. As long as you take appropriate protective measures, your baby's condition will get better.

1. Immediately move the baby to a ventilated, cool and dry place, such as a corridor or under the shade of a tree.

2. Let the baby lie on his back, unbutton his clothes, and take off or loosen his clothes. If the baby's clothes are soaked with sweat, change the baby into dry clothes in time, and turn on the fan or air conditioner to dissipate heat as soon as possible, but do not blow the wind directly on the baby.

3. Cool down the baby's body temperature quickly to below 38 degrees. The specific method is: use a cool wet towel to cool the baby's head, or give the baby a warm bath.

4. Do not let the baby eat or drink before he is conscious. After he is conscious, give him some caffeine-free cool drinks every 10 to 15 minutes, but do not give them if he vomits or is unconscious. You can also let the baby drink mung bean soup, light salt water, etc. to relieve the heat.

5. You can also pinch the baby's Ren Zhong, Nei Guan and Hegu points. If you have objects such as needles around you, you can disinfect them with fire first, then use the needle to shallowly pierce the Ren Zhong point and squeeze out blood drops. These two methods have a good therapeutic effect on babies who are sweating profusely and exhausted.

6. Seek medical treatment immediately.

The degree of heat stroke in babies

Heat stroke is divided into the following three levels according to its severity, and their manifestations are different.

1) Heat cramps: At this time, the child's leg muscles will cramp (calf or thigh muscles), gastrointestinal tract will also cramp, sometimes the hands will be tense or cramp, but there will be no fever. This situation is mainly because of intense physical activity, sweating a lot, the body loses a lot of salt and water. If it can be timely, take him to a cool place to rest, and replenish liquids containing salt and sugar, such as rehydration salts for babies; older children can drink sports drinks, and the child will be fine after a while.

2) Heat exhaustion: When a child reaches the state of heat exhaustion, he or she will have symptoms such as pale skin, excessive sweating, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and even fainting. The body temperature will rise for a period of time, at 37.8-39℃, but most of the time there is no fever. If the symptoms are relatively mild, such as dizziness, only fluid replacement and rest treatment can be given; but if fainting occurs, or other symptoms are still not relieved, seek medical attention immediately.

3) Severe heatstroke: When severe heatstroke occurs, the baby will have a fever of 40.5℃ or higher, and the face will turn red. In addition, there will be severe headache, weakness, dizziness, nausea, rapid breathing and heartbeat, etc. In severe cases, epileptic seizures may occur, and even coma or shock may occur. The mortality rate is very high and it is very dangerous, so emergency treatment must be given immediately.