GENERALISED EFFECTS OF HEAT
1. Heat cramps - Heat cramps are painful muscle spasms that can happen during activity in hot environments.
2. Heat Syncope- Heat syncope is a fainting (syncope) episode or dizziness that usually occurs when standing for too long or suddenly standing up after sitting or lying
3. Heat Exhaustion-Heat exhaustion is the body's response to an excessive loss of water and salt, usually through excessive sweating
4. Heat Stroke- Heat stroke is the most serious heat-related illness. It occurs when the body can no longer control its temperature: the body's temperature rises rapidly, the sweating mechanism fails, and the body is unable to cool down. When heat stroke occurs, the body temperature can rise to 106°F or higher within 10 to 15 minutes
Difference between Hear cramps vs heat syncope vs heat exhaustion vs heat stroke
" Localised effects of heat
Dry vs moist vs chemical heat"
EDH due to heat vs trauma
HEAT RUPTURE
• Due to excessive heat, skin contracts & ruptures
• Resembles:
– Laceration: ++, irregular
– Incised wounds: +
• Features of heat rupture:
– Blood vessels & nerves: Intact
– Bleeding in the wound: No
– Bruising/ abrasion in the margins: No
Ante- Mortem vs post- mortem burns
