What are the first aid for heat exhaustion?

Place Patient in a Safe Zone Area. Check all vital injuries in the body. Apply cold compress in the affected area. Make sure the room temperature is cooler than the outside one.

oxygen therapy on Non-rebreathing mask

First aid for Heat Exhaustion: 1- place the affectee at safe and cool place as available. It is also better to carry him / her to  air condition or fan.  encourage to have cool bath as well as cold sponging can be applied if needed.

2- Rehydrate with cold water or juices etc but must be non alcoholic.

3- Must be stop if envolve in any physical activity and rest well.

4-Acetaminophen medication can be given for headache if available.

5- Medical attention is needed if condition get worsen and to be shifted nearby health facility.

Encourage to drink plenty of water orally and Oral rehydration solution.Allow the person to rest and relax

Common first aid treatment for a person who suffering from exhaustion:

1.  First is to take the person out of heat source.  If your outside, make sure to transfer the person in a shaded area.

2.  Loosen tight clothing/ removed jackets or clothings that would create more heat when worn.

3.  If the person is conscious, encourage cold fluid intake.

4.  Fan to cool down the temperature.

Heat exhaustion is a very common to employees that are exposed to any heat source wich did not maintain proper hydration and cooling there body.

first aide for heat exhaustion

move to a cooler place 

remove or lose cloths 

give water

make him rest

1. lower the boy temperature

2. rehydrate

3. rest

4. seek for healthcare provider

Must be a person who has some of the symptoms of heat exhaustion move to cool place to relax, with a piece of relatively cool cloth on the skin. You can also use the fan to cool the patient's body. The patient must also be given sports drinks to replace the salts that may have been lost because of his body sweating and undernutrition. Giving sports drinks may not be suitable for treatment of heat exhaustion is always a way, so that these drinks are very rich in salt. If a person deals with healthy food in accordance with the proper daily system, it does not need to drinks containing large amounts of salts. You should consult a doctor if symptoms persist after an hour of rest, or if worse. It should call an ambulance immediately if the patient's temperature was forty degrees Celsius or more. And it can develop heat exhaustion to heat stroke if you have not been processed. The people who work in hot places, the elderly and people who suffer from high blood pressure, they are more vulnerable to the risk of heat exhaustion than others.

Heat Exhaustion is a serious medical condition and leads to danger if not observed or treated promptly. A first aider should immediately shift the victim to a shaded or cooler area and remove all the tight clothings including shoes. Provide air cooling by using a fan or AC and check his vital signs and blood pressure if he is trained to do so.Encourage oral fluid intake (only water or ORS solution) if he is not having the symptoms of vomiting. If his body temparature is high, make it cool by cold compress, cool sponge bath or porring cold water in a shower. Remember to activate the emergency respond system well before attempting all these, to get an early medical assistance by an expert if the symptoms denotes a medical emergency.

Place the patient in a well ventilated cool environment, Call ambulance or any help to send the patient to the hospital for further management and observation. While waiting, loosen any tight clothing or dress, rehydrate the patient by giving fluids. Wet towels sponging may help also to lower the body temp.

lower body temperature ,Rehydrate give him some rest.