SUNSTROKE.
This comes on when the patient, is fatigued; it is moro likely to occur in hot, sultry weather with a damp atmosphere. The patient may fall suddenly, complain of pain and throbbing in the heart with a feeling of faintness and sickness. The temperature may be raised considerably, perhaps to 105deg. Fahrenheit. Remove the patient to as cool a place as possible. Apply ice. or, if ice be not procurable, cold wet cloths to the head. All tight clothing should be removed. No stimulants whatever should be given. Keep the patient in a dark room and allow no visitors.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20514, 15 March 1930, Page 7 (Supplement)
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100SUNSTROKE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20514, 15 March 1930, Page 7 (Supplement)
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