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HEAT STROKE: Symptoms and Treatment

Heat Stroke is the most serious form of heat injury and is a medical emergency. If you suspect that someone has heat stroke, you should call 911.

Heat Stroke results from prolonged exposure to high temperatures, usually in combination with dehydration.  This leads to failure of the body's temperature control system. The medical definition of heat stroke is a core body temperature greater than 105 degrees with complications involving the central nervous system than can occur after exposure to high temperatures. Other common symptoms include nausea, seizures, confusion, disorientation and sometimes loss of consciousness or coma. 

First Aid for HEAT STROKE:

• Call 911
• While waiting for paramedics initiate first aid, move person to an air-conditioned environment, cool shady area and remove any unnecessary clothing. 
• Fan air over the patient while wetting his or her skin with water from a sponge or cloth
• Apply ice packs to the patient's arm pits, groin, neck and back.  Because these areas are rich with blood vessels close to the skin, cooling them may reduce body temperature. 
• Immerse the patient in a shower or tub with cool water. 

If emergency response is delayed, call the emergency room for more instructions. 

After recovering from heat stroke, you may be more sensitive to high temperatures during the following weeks. It will be best to avoid hot weather and heavy exercise until your doctor tells you it is safe to resume your normal activities.