How To Treat A Heat Stroke

Get Out Of The Sun

While waiting for the emergency response team, initiate first aid procedures. The first step of this is to get out of the sun. If there's any air-conditioned environment around, go there. If you're hiking and stranded on a mountaintop or in the woods, bring the person into the most shaded area you can find.

After you have moved them, take off any unnecessary layers of clothing they're wearing, as clothing traps heat inside the body. Have them lay down. If you have a thermometer, take their core body temperature. Begin first aid procedures to bring the temperature down to 101 or 102 degrees Fahrenheit, as these temperatures are far less likely to cause brain damage. If you don't have a thermometer, begin cooling first aid immediately anyways.

Continue reading for a tip on bringing down someone's core body temperature.