Colpo di Sole (Insolation): What it is, Symptoms and First Aid

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In most cases, insolation occurs during the particularly hot days of the summer period.

The sunstroke represents a dangerous situation for the organism and, as such, it should not be underestimated. The first signs that should lead to run for cover are: headache, strong sense of nausea, dizziness and exhaustion.

In general, the advice is not to go to the sun in the central hours of the day (11-16), completely avoiding exposure when the days are very hot, especially if the relative humidity is high and the ventilation is absent ( i.e. in the presence of afa).

(UVB and UVA) and infrared on the surface of the head and on the cerebral vessels, which manifest as headache and dizziness, followed by more severe symptoms, such as general malaise, nausea and convulsions, up to confusion and loss of consciousness.