Every weekend from July 1 to August 27, 2023, your Top Santé magazine is present on France Inter to animate the Health Book column! The 18 chronicles are presented by our journalists, Céline Augier and Christelle Mosca-Ferrazza.
The opportunity to find the best advice from our editorial staff in order to continue to take care of yourself during the summer holidays.
After the remedies for insect bites and stomach aches, our journalists help you to treat sunstroke. The chronicle was broadcast on Sunday August 6 on France Inter and is already available in replay.
Sunstroke: what are the warning symptoms?
Sunstroke affects children and the elderly more frequently. It occurs following prolonged exposure to the sun, without protection. The head and neck are burning, the body is overheating. It’s hyperthermia. Body temperature exceeds 38.5°C. Alcohol, lack of sleep, sport and certain medications can promote this phenomenon in a context of heat.
Symptoms can be sunburn, headaches, dizziness, more or less intense fatigue, stomach aches sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting, muscle cramps, ringing ears or a heart that starts to beat faster faster », list Céline Augier.
If you are concerned, the first thing to do: get in the shade!
To find out more, Top Santé gives you an appointment on the replay of the chronicle, available on France Inter. Another column broadcast on August 5 on France Inter shares with you different types of walks to spend you on vacation!
