If they are still sweating and have normal-cool skin, remove them from the source of heat, elevate their legs and do what you can to cool them off. You can remove clothing, fan them, and try to give them sips of water.
If their skin is dry and hot, remove them from heat and cool them down immediately. Apply cold packs to their necks, armpits, and groin. Wet them with cool water and fan them as much as possible. This is more serious and the patient should be transported immediately.
remove casualty from hot enviroment
Remove casualty from the hot environment
Remove casualty from the hot environment
Remove Casualty from the hot environment.
Move to shaded/cool area, cool down, hydrate.
remove casualty from the hot enviroment
When treating a casualty for heat exhaustion or heat stroke, you should move them to a cooler place, have them lie down and elevate their legs, remove excess clothing, cool them with wet cloths or a fan, and give them sips of water if they are conscious. It is important to seek medical help immediately for heat stroke.
remove casualty from the hot enviroment
Remove from the hot environment.
Heat stroke is a result of heat exhaustion and usually consists of drowsiness and increased vomiting, whilst heat exhaustion can be treated before any symptoms occur. The process of treating a casualty with heat exhaustion should be as follows; Sit the person down in a cool place if possible Give them a glass of water in the dilution of 2 tablespoons of salt to a litre of water; as this will help replace the salts that will have been lost because of dehydration. The person should continue to stay out of hot atmospheres and also continue to drink fluids, preferably water.
remove victim from heated area
You should always remove the patient form the hot environment.