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What is the best way to treat heat stroke? |
We're having a function at my job and there will be 500 old people here. It's supposed to be like 90 degrees and there will be no nurse on duty. What do I do if someone collapses with heat stroke? And calling the paramedics is not an option. Move the person into a cool place, out of direct sunlight. Remove the person's unnecessary clothing, and place the person on his or her side to expose as much skin surface to the air as possible. Cool the person's entire body by sponging or spraying cool鈥攏ot cold鈥攚ater, and fan the person to lower the body temperature. Apply ice packs to the groin, neck, and armpits, where large blood vessels lie close to the skin surface. Do not immerse the person in an ice bath. If the person is awake and alert enough to swallow, give the person fluids [32 fl oz (1 L) to 64 fl oz (2 L)] within the first 2 hours for hydration. However, a person with heatstroke may have an altered mental status and may not be able to safely drink fluids without help. Source(s): I am a nurse for over 20 yrs Calling for help is your only option. Heat stroke is serious and will lead to death without help. Do you mean heat exhaustion? call a paramedic ahead of time and buy some fans and make sure they got lots of water. I would suggest talking to a medical professional about that instead of asking people here. I would think that if you are concerned about this already and it happens someone is going to be held neglegent, and neglegence can be considered a criminal offense. Why would you chance it? stay hydrated and don't eat heavy foods..........wear light clothing too stay cool and wear sunscreen. if there is no help for someone who has collapsed then you should do whatever you can to keep a pulse, them talking and alert. and rush them too the hospital immediately Provide lots of cool fluids to drink, plenty of shade with places to sit, and if possible fans to keep the air moving around them. I think you can rent those tent things from your local funeral home. You could even have a container full of water, and ice with towels soaking in it if they need to cool off, pretty quick. |
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