Prolonged exposure to the rays of a hot, summer sun may cause a heat-stroke. The self-cooling mechanism of the body fails and eventually gives rise to very high fever. The other symptoms are hot and dry skin and rapid, bounding pulse. The victim becomes dizzy, nauseated, and weak. Generally the patient also suffers from headache. If not treated in time, vomiting, delirium, convulsions or unconsciousness may occur.

The following first-aid measures are even more important than homoeopathic remedies. These are mentioned as.

The victim should be moved into shade.

The victim should be cooled as quickly as possible by pouring liberal amounts of cool water over the body. Alternatively, a cold compress should be placed on the person`s head and a cold wet sheet should be wrapped around the body.

If the patient is conscious, cool drinks should be given and he is allowed to be sipped slowly.

Glonoine 30 is the homoeopathic remedy of choice for sunstroke. A dose of the above medicine should be given in every fifteen minutes until the patient improves.

If the victim has not responded positively to cold applications mentioned above, Belladona 30 may replace Glonoine. A dose of this medicine has to be given in every fifteen minutes, till improvement is seen.