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What is the best thing to do for someone suspected of having hypothermia?

What is the best thing to do for someone suspected of having hypothermia?

If you suspect someone has hypothermia, call 911 or your local emergency number. Then immediately take these steps: Gently move the person out of the cold. If going indoors isn’t possible, protect the person from the wind, especially around the neck and head.

What first aid do you use to treat hypothermia?

Cover the head to ensure as much body warmth is retained as possible. If conscious give the casualty warm drinks (NOT alcohol) Provide warmth to the person with hot water bottles or heat packs to the neck, armpits and groin. If hypothermia is severe, call Triple Zero and stay with the person until medical aid arrives.

How do you treat hyperthermia?

Additional tips for treating mild to moderate hyperthermia include:

  1. sipping cool water or an electrolyte drink.
  2. loosening or removing excess clothing.
  3. lying down and trying to relax.
  4. taking a cool bath or shower.
  5. placing a cool, wet cloth on the forehead.
  6. running the wrists under cool water for 60 seconds.

What is one of the first symptoms of hypothermia?

What are the signs and symptoms of hypothermia?

  • Shivering.
  • Exhaustion or feeling very tired.
  • Confusion.
  • Fumbling hands.
  • Memory loss.
  • Slurred speech.
  • Drowsiness.

What is the safest thing to do for a person with hypothermia?

Depending on the severity of hypothermia, emergency medical care for hypothermia may include one of the following interventions to raise the body temperature: Passive rewarming. For someone with mild hypothermia, it is enough to cover them with heated blankets and offer warm fluids to drink. Blood rewarming.

What is the greatest danger for a person with hypothermia?

Hypothermia is a condition that occurs when your body temperature drops below 95°F. Major complications can result from this drop in temperature, including death. Hypothermia is particularly dangerous because it affects your ability to think clearly. This can decrease your likelihood of seeking medical help.

How should I care for someone with hypothermia?

Start by caring for life-threatening conditions.

  • Make the person comfortable.
  • Gently move the person to a warm place.
  • Remove wet clothing and dry the person.
  • If you are far from medical care,position the person near a heat source or apply heat pads or other heat sources to the body,such as containers filled with

    • What do you do if someone has hypothermia?

    Someone with hypothermia also is likely to have frostbite. The symptoms include: Drowsiness. Weakness and loss of coordination. Pale and cold skin. Confusion. Uncontrollable shivering (although at extremely low body temperatures, shivering may stop) Slowed breathing or heart rate.