Emergencies: How to Handle the Heat

March 21, 2010

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How to Handle the Heat

Martin J. Carey, M.D.

On a lovely Sunday afternoon, with the household chores done, you decide you want to get out and enjoy the day. You feel like running alongside the river - your favorite route. You load the jogging stroller in the trunk, put the baby in the car seat and off you go. As you drive down the freeway, an electronic billboard tells you it is '2:33' and 85°F (30°C).

Having decided that it was perhaps a little too warm to run today, you take a leisurely walk through the park, resting often on a bench under the shade of the trees. During one rest stop, a jogger, flushed and breathing very heavily, staggers towards you and falls to the ground. You move quickly towards him, instinctively touch his head, which seems extremely hot to the touch, though he is still sweating.

If you were our stroller in the park, what would you do for the collapsed jogger? (Click on the letter of the answer to choose it.)

A. Ignore the person
B.Try and cool down the jogger with water and a fan and call for help
C. Sit the person up and wait until they feel better
D. Encourage the jogger to walk home and drink a lot of fluids.

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