Monday, February 9, 2015

Vigilant Attack "Heat Stroke" When Running

Each type of sports, including track has risk of injury. One fairly dangerous injury is heat stroke. Tilarso Hario sports specialist doctor explained, heat stroke is an injury when the body temperature is very hot and less drinking. The body temperature can rise rapidly to 40 degrees Celsius.
"Heat stroke is made of weakness, dizziness, slurred, and decreased muscle coordination," said Hario some time ago in Jakarta.
Heat stroke can occur when running at a considerable distance in the sun. The body will be spending a lot of fluid through perspiration. Symptoms of heat stroke include, dry skin, redness and heat, fatigue, headache or dizziness, rapid pulse and strong, berhlausinasi into unconsciousness.

If there is someone who is stricken with heat stroke, first aid that must be done is to release part of the binding such as shoes or watches. Give drink enough and preferably containing ions.
Then flush the body with cold water to lower the temperatures. Beware of heat stroke if running on a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius. To prevent this, go Hario, the body must be fit before the run. Warm up before the run and ran according to ability. Clothing also should not be closed.
"Do not get dehydrated. Must drink enough, "said Hario.

Other injuries to look out for when the track is bonk. Hario explained, bonk an injury caused glycogen reserves depleted and glucose in the body so it is not powered. The body will feel weak that they can not move at all.

To overcome bonk, give the consumption of high carbohydrate foods and drink. To prevent this, a source of carbohydrate meal in the evening before the day or eating just 1 hour before the run.
Body is dehydrated after running can also cause rhabdomyolysis. This condition makes the body unable to maintain fluid balance so much fluid out of the body. In case of rhabdomyolysis, langung brought to the hospital for a given intravenous fluids.

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