This course focuses on heatstroke, a high-incidence summer emergency, and teaches TCM external therapy for immediate response. Gua Sha, with its simplicity, convenience, efficacy, and low cost, offers rapid relief for mild heatstroke and supports moderate cases. The course systematizes and safely adapts traditional folk knowledge, equipping you to respond to sudden heat-related incidents at home, in public, or among friends, providing a potentially life-saving skill.
The curriculum clearly separates emergency response from medical treatment, focusing on the critical “golden window” for on-site care and instructing exactly when to stop and seek hospital treatment. Through high-definition demonstrations and step-by-step guidance, you will learn to use a Gua Sha board safely and effectively, buying precious time for further medical intervention.
Note: This course teaches pre-medical emergency supportive care. It complements content in courses like “TCM Acupuncture Emergency Response” for a comprehensive summer emergency knowledge system.
Direct benefits for heatstroke emergency relief:
Rapidly reduce body heat: Scraping specific body areas helps expel accumulated heat, quickly lowering perceived temperature and alleviating dizziness, chest tightness, and other symptoms.
Unblock meridians and restore Qi flow: Heatstroke often causes Qi stagnation; Gua Sha opens the channels, promotes circulation, and supports mental clarity.
Relieve muscle cramps and tension: Effective for muscle spasms caused by heat or dehydration (e.g., “suspended-foot spasms”), helping relax and ease discomfort.
Support pre-hospital care: Correct Gua Sha before or during transport can improve conditions for subsequent medical treatment.
Value for summer health and self-care:
Become a “summer guardian” for family and community: Gain a practical emergency and preventive summer health skill.
Recognize early heat-related symptoms: Apply preventive measures at the first signs of discomfort to avoid severe heatstroke.
Safely perform self-care: Learn gentle Gua Sha methods to alleviate common summer issues like fatigue and poor appetite.
Deepen understanding of TCM external therapy: Experience the principle of “giving pathogens an outlet” firsthand.
18 HD video lessons (~1 hour 15 minutes), organized into three practical modules:
Module 1 — Theory, Recognition, and Safety Red Lines (Lessons 1–4)
TCM mechanism and modern medical explanation of heatstroke
Identification points for mild, moderate, and severe heatstroke
Absolute contraindications for emergency Gua Sha (severe heatstroke with unconsciousness, broken or infected skin)
Pre-emergency environment and personnel preparation
Module 2 — Heatstroke Emergency Gua Sha Practical Skills (Lessons 5–14)
Step 1: Assessment & positioning: Safe patient transfer, exposing correct areas, positions (prone, seated).
Step 2: Core operations:
Neck and back scraping: Dazhui to Mingmen along Bladder meridian sides, technique, pressure, order explained in detail
Elbow and knee creases: Focus on Quchi, Weizhong with heat-expelling techniques
Inner forearm scraping: Pericardium meridian to calm the mind
Step 3: Post-scraping care & observation: Cleaning, warming, hydration, and monitoring patient response
Module 3 — Preventive Care & Special Situations (Lessons 15–18)
Summer preventive Gua Sha (light scraping of Gallbladder and Bladder meridians to clear summer damp-heat)
Adjustments for children, elderly, and weak constitutions (lighter technique, shorter duration)
Basic interpretation and recording of sha marks
Course summary and emergency procedure review
Highly focused and specialized: Entirely dedicated to heatstroke, with in-depth emergency Gua Sha techniques.
Continuous safety emphasis: Clear guidance on “when to scrape” and “when to stop and seek hospital care.”
Standardized workflow, easy to remember: Stepwise “assessment → preparation → operation → observation” suitable for emergencies.
Clear practical demonstration: Close-ups showing angles, pressure, and normal sha range.
Dual value of emergency and preventive care: Teaches both acute response and daily maintenance, increasing frequency and practicality.
Empowers people to assist others safely: Enables decisive and scientifically informed intervention in sudden heatstroke situations.
Support: WhatsApp guidance
Certificate: Awarded upon course completion
Adults frequently active outdoors, including athletes, construction workers, tour guides, traffic officers, etc.
Caregivers with elderly, children, or weak family members at home
Teachers, community workers, summer camp leaders, and other activity organizers
TCM enthusiasts interested in applying Gua Sha in real emergency situations
Individuals with basic first aid knowledge seeking to add TCM emergency skills
