ludhiana as heatwave continues to prevail cases of heatstroke are being reported in the districtexperts say heatstroke occurs when a persons body temperature rises rapidly and she is unable to cool down it can be lifethreatening causing damage to ones brain and other vital organsi get one or two cases per day and the patients have mild stroke with symptoms like myalgia muscle cramps among others in emergency we receive one or two cases of classic heatstroke daily wherein the patients are brought in an unconscious state and have hyperthermia abnormally high body temperature of 104 degrees fahrenheit stroke means a person has weakness in some part of the body dehydration results in low blood supply to brain which leads to stroke says dr amanpreet kaur of department of medicine at civil hospital dr vikas loomba of cmch says we have been seeing cases of heatstroke two days ago a patient came in with renal failure due to heatstroke he has recovered now experts say as there is not much awareness about it many cases go unreported as of now typical heatstroke cases havent come to our hospital however with dry heat there are chances of such cases in the coming time many patients dont even know that they have suffered from heatstroke and they consider it to be fever so people should be aware of the symptoms says dr rajesh mahajan professor department of medicine at dmch one of the signs and symptoms of heatstroke is high body temperature body temperature of 104 f 40 c or higher is the main sign of heatstroke altered mental state or behaviour like confusion agitation slurred speech irritability delirium seizures coma dry skin nausea and vomiting along with rapid breathing increased heart rate and headache are the other symptoms he addsif you think a person may be experiencing heatstroke seek immediate medical help shift the patient to the nearest emergency act immediately to cool the overheated person while waiting for emergency treatment and get the person into shade or indoors he sayshydration is crucial in such casesto conscious patients oral hydration is given and electrolytes are also administered for balancing those in case of unconscious patients intravenous fluids are injected says dr amanpreet kaur there are some home remedies too dr vandana midha professor department of medicine dmch says the home remedies include removing excess clothes and cool the person with whatever means are availableput in a cool tub of water or a cool shower spray with a garden hose sponge with cool water fan while misting cool water or place ice packs or cold wet towels on the persons head neck armpits and groin