Although sunstroke is less dangerous, it can develop into heatstroke, which is a medical emergency.
While sunstroke requires direct exposure to the sun, heatstroke can occur even indoors if temperatures are high. — dpaThese are the golden rules to get through hot days safely, without a sunstroke or heatstroke.Put simply, ”sunstroke affects ‘only’ the head – that is, the brain. The rest of the body is fine,” says German Brain Foundation president Dr Frank Erbguth.This doesn’t mean that sunstroke isn’t serious.In contrast to heatstroke, however, sunstroke requires exposure to sunlight.
This cools both the skin and blood near its surface, which then flows at lower temperatures to deeper body regions. Before paramedics arrive, you should get the affected person into the shade as quickly as possible, he advises. In the case of sunstroke, “the meninges [thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain] and brain warm up.
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