Essay on Heat Stroke

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In the position statement exertional heat illnesses created by the following authors Helen M. Kinkley, Joseph Beckett, Douglass J. Casa, Douglas M. Kleiner, and Paul E. Plummer they all went to different universities but combined ideas to make this position statement. The position statement was written because it’s to help prevent, help recognize and treat exertional heat illness. Since this position statement was created it has helped some athletes, athletic trainers, allied health care…

Name: Heat stroke (hyperthermia) Overview: Hypothermia occurs when the body temperature falls below the warning level and the heart can no longer pump enough blood to make it flow through the whole body. Hypothermia occurs when the temperature of our body drops below 35 degrees Celsius or 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Causes: Hypothermia caused as a result of exposure to cold weather- without adequate protection - for an excessive time, in wherein the body is no longer able to produce the heat…

sauna is a small room which is used to either get dry or wet heat sessions. These heat sessions can have great benefits on different aspects of your health. We will discuss here about some of the advantages gained from spending time in the heat. There are multiple benefits such as increasing endurance and improving muscles. First of all, it is important to understand that it is not easy to enjoy the benefits of a sauna. It produces serious heat and most people are not able to withstand it…

Heat has been a problem to mankind for millions of years. It has caused heat strokes, heat rash, and dehydration. A way to obstruct this problem is color. Different colors absorb heat worse or better. The reason colors absorb light is because when color absorbs light, it turns it to thermal energy. If a color absorbs lots of energy, It makes lots of thermal energy (Morton, J. L. "Color and Heat Absorption"). Scientists believe that darker colors absorb better, and lighter absorb worse…

blood. The Processing centre triggers for the effectors (these are the sweat glands and muscles) to adapt in order the make sure our body temperature stays at 37°C. If we need heat or need to get rid of it the processing centre will send nerve impulses to the skin which will then do one of the two things. To lose less heat then the hairs on your body will stand up, this traps more warmth for the body. When the body is…

Stroke is the most preventable neurological disease, and this is mainly because, many of its risk factors such as high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking can be prevented either through healthier lifestyle choices or by medication. “In the management of stroke, speedy access to medical service is crucial, as delays result in poor outcome” (Donkor, Owolabi, Bampoh, Aspelund, & Gudnason, 2014). Stroke occurs when there is an interruption in the blood supply to the brain, caused by…

Code Stroke in Action Kathryn Sheehy University of San Diego MEPN 560 April 6,2015 Code Stroke in Action The clock just struck 0752 in room five of the Emergency Department when the medics called in. They reported that they had an eighty-two year-old female, who had initials K.R., demonstrating left sided facial droop and aphasia. According to the ACLS stroke scale, if one has facial droop, difficulty speaking or arm drift they are 72% likely to have a stroke (Carl). Her last…

After all, those are all risk factors that place individuals at a high risk for developing heart disease. It was unfortunate that prior to the initiation of the initiative, "more than 2 million heart attacks and strokes occur each year, resulting in > 800 000 cardiovascular deaths." (Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2012, p. 1). Prior to the initiation of the initiative, statistics indicated 31% of American adults had hypertension and out of the…

and hypotension. In a healthy body the carotid arteries form blood supply to the brain. When having a stroke, the muscles may be lost depending on the type of the stroke patient/victim had. Strokes can result from embolism due to a breach blood vessel. Embolism blocks some small arteries within the brain causing dysfunction. Sudden rupture of blood vessel in the brain causes a hemorrhagic stroke. Another form of cerebrovascular disease is aneurysms. The weak branching points of arteries give…