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• Put victim on their side to keep airway open.<br />

• Keep cooling down their body by placing ice or cold<br />

cloths on wrists, neck, armpits, <strong>and</strong> groin area (where leg<br />

meets the hip) or keep adding water to cloths. Also fan the<br />

victim.<br />

• Check victim’s ABCs… Airway, Breathing, &<br />

Circulation.<br />

• Stay with victim until m<strong>ed</strong>ical help arrives.<br />

Remember, HEAT STROKE (also known as sunstroke) is a m<strong>ed</strong>ical<br />

emergency <strong>and</strong> can cause the victim to slip into a coma -- getting a victim’s<br />

body temperature cool<strong>ed</strong> down is more important than getting fluids in their<br />

body!<br />

194 www.itsa<strong>disaster</strong>.net or call 1-888-999-4325

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