Sun stroke

• Sun stroke

This is typically an emergency situation.

Population affected most are

Elders

Children

Sports and games players

Outside working labours

Symptoms

• Lack of sweating

• Dryness and reddened skin

• Vomiting

• Headache

• Weakness of body

• Tired eyes

• Loss of consciousness

Prevention

1. Drink plenty of water -water with salt preferred.

2. Avoid alcohol consumption

3. Take bath often

4.We loose cotton dress

5. Reduce going to open spaces

6. Don't stay inside closed vehicle while parking.

Emergency treatment

Shift to shade area

Clean and wipe  face with water.

Body wash with water.

Use fan,so that heat dessipate from body.

Put ice cubes in underarms and groin area.

Shift the patient to hospital,if unconscious.

By,
Dr.Renju T George,
India.

What happens in your body when you stop smoking?

When you stop SMOKING,
Following changes occur in your body,

After 20 minutes,your heart rate drops.

After 12 hours
Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal.

After 1 week
Oral lesions starts reducing.

2 weeks to 3 months
Your heart attack risk begins to drop.Lung functions begins to improve.

After 1to 9months
Coughing and shortness of breath decreases.

1year
Your added risk of coronary heart disease is
Half that of smokers.

After 5year's
Stroke risk is reduced to that of non smokers 5 to 15 year's after quitting.

After 10year's
Lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker.your risk of cancer of mouth,throat,esophagus,pancreas,bladder,kidney decreases.

After 15year's
Your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a non smoker.

Dentist day

March 6th is observed as National dentist day .

Being a dentist , is a journey to varsity of preparations. One needs to be perfectly carved to mint to stipulated necessity of treatment.

Always uphold the standards of procedure to a great extent.

If you treat your patients as yours ,,you can do wonders.

Happy dentist day! :-)!

By,Dr.RENJU T GEORGE,
India.