How to Survive Heat Stroke
More Articles Related to HealthAs explained in the Survival Topics article on heat exhaustion, your body has three main ways to cool itself when in hot environments:
- Sweating.
- Cooling via the surface of the skin.
- Breathing.
When your environment is both hot and humid, these bodily efforts at staying cool are much less efficient because evaporation and heat exchange is limited. As your body temperature rises you may suddenly suffer from heat stroke.
Heat stroke often occurs in people who are not yet acclimized to hot environments. Full acclimitation can take several weeks or more, during which time you need to take it easy.
Symptoms of Heat Stroke
One of the dangers of heat stroke is its often sudden occurrence. Symptoms of heat stroke include:
- Body temperature rising to 104 F – often the rise is sudden.
- Surface of skin feels hot and dry.
- Headache, dizziness, nausea.
- Confusion leading to loss of consciousness.
Treating Heat Stroke
Treatment for heatstroke must be given as quickly as possible as heatstroke is life threatening.
- Move the heatstroke victim to a cool place and remove his clothing.
- If possible cover him with a wet blanket and fan him so that his body temperature gets down to at least 100 degrees F.
- Seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
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