How To Treat A Heat Stroke

Apply Cool Packs To Key Body Parts

One cooling strategy is to apply cool packs to key body parts. Ice packs and other cold items, like packages of frozen vegetables, can be applied to many areas of the body. The best locations for bringing down temperature are the back, neck, groin, and armpits. These areas all have many blood vessels located just beneath the skin. Cooling the blood circulating through the system helps to cool the body overall faster.

Some individuals cannot tolerate ice, so avoid using an ice treatment on chronically ill patients, young children, seniors and on those whose stroke was not a result of overexercising. In these cases, wet the patient's skin with a garden hose or sponge while fanning air over them. If it is possible, immerse them in a cool bath, but not an ice bath! The only time you would use an ice bath is if the individual is a young, healthy athlete whose head stroke was a result of vigorous exercise.

Continue reading to learn about giving heat stroke victims something to drink.