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How do you treat Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke?
Home » Adventure Travel » Avoiding Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke » How do you treat Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke?Posted by Your Guide on March 9, 2006 4:37 PM
If you are in a situation that is not an emergency (the individual’s body temperature is not over 105 degrees), there are several things that you can do to help treat heat exhaustion and prevent a heat stroke. These steps are very easy to do and seem extremely logical when helping a person dealing with heat exhaustion.
The first is bringing the person or yourself to an area of shade, or most preferably inside an air conditioned building. This will keep the body from heating up anymore, and if combined with other treatments may drop the body temperature as well.
The second is to lose as much clothing as possible. This is extremely important to lowering your body temperature, so if you have to tell others to go away for modesty sake – do it. The third treatment is to lay down on your back with your feet slightly elevated in the air. This will allow your blood to naturally lower your body temperature, as well as relax your body and heart rate.
Another treatment is to sponge or spray the body with cool, not cold, water. If the heat exhaustion is minor, you may want to sit in a cool-water bath. But if the temperature of your body is too warm, a cool-water bath may do more damage then help it.
Another treatment for the conscious person is to take small amounts of cool liquid. This should not be ice cold or heavier liquid. Stick to water, juices, and sports drinks. These will replenish the desperately needed water and sugars. If there is vomiting make sure that the person turns their head to side to prevent choking. The last and most important treatment is to monitor the situation – for the good and the bad.
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