First Aid Tips : How to Treat Heat Exhaustion

Heat exhaustion may cause a person to faint, in which case the person should be placed in a cool, shaded area and then receive cold compresses applied to the forehead and body. Rehydrate a person suffering from heat exhaustion with tips from a street firefighter in this free video on first aid and medical treatments.

Expert: Joe Bruni
Contact: firestop.staylow@verizon.net
Bio: Captain Joe Bruni has over three decades of experience as a street firefighter and company officer.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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• medical procedures
• safety
• health
• treatments
• injury
• medical emergencies
• medical care

[crabtrap]

they made him Capt because he had the best mustache .

good tips capt

[SakiWatari]

Heh, heat exhaustion sucks, but that is exactly what you need to do. When I first started second grade (literally first week of school) it was 95 degrees outside at recess. I told the teacher I was feeling dizzy and asked to go in, she completely ignored it and told me to go play. About 2 minutes later I started throwing up and passed out. After all that they never even called my parents : / If my mom had any sense at all she could've OWNED that city xD

[11wolflovers]

how to treat heat exhaustion hmmmmm DRINK SOME WATER AND LAY DOWN!

[SpecializedChild462]

@devoured6by6humans6 That was my old hyperbaricchicken101 that I now have closed but not all my friends are girls but i am a girl myself. i do not like living in Florida i wanna go back to Ohio.

[TheGreatMetallica]

I need help!!!

Ok so I recently went to six flags and it was hot out so me and my aunt went to get something to eat and drink while I was waiting in line I felt dizzy and off balance. Next thing I new I opened my eyes and there was people staring at me they gave me something to drink and kept me cool. But according to my aunt I also had a seizure when I was unconscious. I was wondering will I have another seizure? And how can I prevent it?

[sweetdeathcorpse]

hes freaken awesome and has a great mustache haha

[chevygearhead454]

Water isnt enough when your sweating a lot, you NEED a drink with sugars salts and minerals such as gatorade/powerade etc. water only replaces water

[nicolemtracy]

Brawndo's got what you crave. It's got electrolytes! Brawndo:The thirst mutilator!

[marshallhippie]

should it also be brought up that there are parts of the body like around the neck, in simple terms or under the armpits to lower body temp, as long as the newb does it with simple items not ice, to lower the body temp, just an opinion from my medical experience, i know shock can occur using ice, but just cooler objects or a instant cold pack wrapped in cloth, applied around the neck( this is simple terms) or under the arms pits, your advice is good, just suggesting other methods, direct

[devoured6by6humans6]

@hyperbaricchicken101 thats commonly refered to as "that time of the month"

[Meteor62x2]

Thanks for the advice. I've seen a few people fall at all-day, extremely hot car shows that take place on the pavement. Removing the hat...wouldn't have thought of that.

[poopytomatonose]

i think i would have liked it better if he said but water on their neck or face and he just flug the water at the dude