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How do you treat heat stroke symptoms?
Treatment
- Immerse you in cold water. A bath of cold or ice water has been proved to be the most effective way of quickly lowering your core body temperature.
- Use evaporation cooling techniques.
- Pack you with ice and cooling blankets.
- Give you medications to stop your shivering.
What is the first thing you do to treat heat stroke?
Seek emergency medical care
- Put the person in a cool tub of water or a cool shower.
- Spray the person with a garden hose.
- Sponge the person with cool water.
- Fan the person while misting with cool water.
- Place ice packs or cool wet towels on the neck, armpits and groin.
- Cover the person with cool damp sheets.
How long does heat stroke last and what are the symptoms?
Initial recovery takes about 1-2 days in the hospital; longer if organ damage is detected. Experts suggest that complete recovery from heat stroke and its effects on the internal organs may take 2 months to a year. However, the prognosis rapidly declines as complications increase.
When should you go to the hospital for heat exhaustion?
Report if you are feeling too weak and fatigued Because the body is unable to cool down properly, muscle activity is reduced and this yields into fatigue. If you have been spending considerable time exposed to too much heat and are starting to feel extremely tired, then it is time to consider getting medical attention.
Should you give water to someone with heat stroke?
Always call 911 if heat stroke is suspected. Get the affected person to a shaded area, remove his/her clothing, apply cool water to the skin and place ice packs under the armpits and groin. If the person is able to drink, give them cool water or other cool beverages that do not contain caffeine or alcohol.
What do doctors do for heat stroke?
For very severe cases of heatstroke, a device known as an endovascular cooler is inserted into the large blood vessel in the thigh, much like dialysis, to cool the blood. Another method is to run water – through a tube inserted either through the nose to the stomach, or surgically – to cool the body.
Why do you not drink water with heat stroke?
With symptoms of heat exhaustion, Dr. Solti-Grasz advises seeking medical attention right away, including calling 911, so fluids can be given through an IV as soon as possible. He does not recommend drinking liquids at this stage, as fluids may enter the lungs through the trachea, or airway.