[Explanation] Recently, Zhejiang Province has successively issued high temperature red warnings, and the high temperature weather that has lasted for several days has brought a lot of tests to the health of the people.
The reporter learned from several hospitals in the province that during the high temperature period, the number of heatstroke patients admitted to each hospital increased significantly, and there have been cases of severe heatstroke leading to death.
[Concurrent] Zhang Yefei, Deputy Director of the Emergency Department of the First Hospital of Zhejiang University
The temperature has been relatively high recently, and there have been more patients in our emergency department recently.
Among them, the number of heatstroke patients related to high temperature related to the season has increased significantly.
Recently, we have seen more than ten heatstroke patients, three of which are severe (heatstroke).
[Explanation] According to Yang Xiaofeng, director of the Emergency Trauma Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University), in the current medical system, heatstroke is divided into three stages: aura, mild and severe, and severe is divided into three stages There are three types, and heat stroke with high mortality is one of the severe types.
[Concurrent] Yang Xiaofeng, Director of the Emergency Trauma Center of the First Hospital of Zhejiang University
Heat stroke is the most serious type of heat stroke.
(often accompanied by) neurological symptoms, such as coma.
The core body temperature is greater than 40 degrees, and the high temperature in the body (will) cause a direct damage to various organs.
Heat stroke mortality can be as high as 60 percent.
[Explanation] Hangzhou Shulan Hospital recently admitted a patient with acute renal failure due to high temperature and heatstroke.
[Concurrent] Chen Yi, Deputy Chief Physician of General Department of Hangzhou Shulan Hospital
Some time ago, there was a big brother Wen, also because he worked outdoors for a long time, he was directing traffic on the road.
Then, after being outdoors for a long time, he suddenly fell into a coma that day.
After being dehydrated for a long time, it will cause an acute renal failure. Later (the patient) was sent to our ward. After a lot of fluid replacement to protect the kidneys, he was just discharged from the hospital yesterday.
[Explanation] How to protect yourself in the face of high temperature weather and dangerous heat stroke complications?
Yang Xiaofeng said that it is necessary to have a high awareness of prevention and the ability to quickly seek medical treatment.
[Concurrent] Yang Xiaofeng, Director of the Emergency Trauma Center of the First Hospital of Zhejiang University
More important than cure must be prevention.
Be sure to remember to turn on the air conditioner. This (situation) has already happened. In order to save a few dollars, the temperature in the home is relatively high, and this heat stroke occurred.
The first is prevention, and the second is a quick judgment, to what extent.
Then quickly leave (high temperature environment), cool down and replenish water.
If there is no obvious improvement, send them to the doctor quickly so that (patients) can get professional treatment.
Reported by Shen Yishan, Zang Chengeng, Wu Liujing and Luo Yuyue from Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]