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How should you care for a hunter with heat exhaustion?

Move them to shade, remove excess clothing, replace fluids and salt, and rest.

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  1. Have them walk it off quickly
  2. Give them coffee and keep hiking
  3. Move them somewhere cool, cool them down, give sips of water ✔

Why: Move the person out of the heat, remove extra clothing, cool them with cold compresses or cool water, and offer frequent sips of cool water.

Huh, didn't know that: Heat exhaustion is the body's response to losing too much water and salt, usually through sweating.

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Answer: Move them somewhere cool, cool them down, give sips of water. Move the person out of the heat, remove extra clothing, cool them with cold compresses or cool water, and offer frequent sips of cool water.

  1. CDC NIOSH: Heat-related Illnesses www.cdc.gov/niosh/heat-stress/about/illnesses.html
    Remove the worker from the hot area and give liquids to drink. Remove unnecessary clothing, including shoes and socks. Cool the worker with cold compresses
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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