What is the standard of care for heat illnesses?
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Aug 20, 2014
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Dr. Sean Convery talks more about care for heat illnesses.
What is the standard of care for heat illnesses?
With the treatment of heat illnesses, specifically the treatment of heat stroke, there’s been a lot of research done recently which suggests that total body cold water emersion is the fastest way to reduce the temperature and get it back to a safer level. Our recommendation is that all our athletic trainers in all of our high schools be prepared to do cold water emersions for athletes suffering from heat stroke or impending heat stroke because every second, every minute literally is essential in preventing any damage in the internal organs, the heart, the kidneys and specifically the brain. So we recommend that those athletes be treated immediately either in a tub filled with ice and water or in a portable bag which the athlete is placed in and the water and ice added.
With the treatment of heat illnesses, specifically the treatment of heat stroke, there’s been a lot of research done recently which suggests that total body cold water emersion is the fastest way to reduce the temperature and get it back to a safer level. Our recommendation is that all our athletic trainers in all of our high schools be prepared to do cold water emersions for athletes suffering from heat stroke or impending heat stroke because every second, every minute literally is essential in preventing any damage in the internal organs, the heart, the kidneys and specifically the brain. So we recommend that those athletes be treated immediately either in a tub filled with ice and water or in a portable bag which the athlete is placed in and the water and ice added.
With the treatment of heat illnesses, specifically the treatment of heat stroke, there’s been a lot of research done recently which suggests that total body cold water emersion is the fastest way to reduce the temperature and get it back to a safer level. Our recommendation is that all our athletic trainers in all of our high schools be prepared to do cold water emersions for athletes suffering from heat stroke or impending heat stroke because every second, every minute literally is essential in preventing any damage in the internal organs, the heart, the kidneys and specifically the brain. So we recommend that those athletes be treated immediately either in a tub filled with ice and water or in a portable bag which the athlete is placed in and the water and ice added.