first aid: Heatstroke
Heatstroke
Symptoms: High temperature (as high as 108–112℉/42–44℃), hot dry skin, rapid pulse, possibly unconsciousness. Treatment: Immediately undress victim and sponge with or immerse in cool water or wrap in water-soaked sheets. Use fan or air conditioner.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Wound
- Shock
- Severe Bleeding
- Poisoning
- Heatstroke
- Heat Exhaustion
- Frostbite
- Fractures and Joint Injuries
- Foreign Body in the Eye
- Fainting
- Drowning and Near-Drowning
- Burns
- Bites and Stings
- Asphyxia and Obstruction of Air Passages
- Bibliography
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