Emergency Essentials: The Quiz Every Everyday Hero Should Pass

On a scorching day, you find a conscious person showing signs of heat exhaustion—what’s the best way to help her?

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Correct Incorrect When treating heat exhaustion, act fast to prevent heat stroke. Get the patient out of the heat, remove excess clothing, lay them down with legs elevated, and offer cool, non-alcoholic fluids. You can also fan or mist them to help lower body temperature.

On a scorching day, you find a conscious person showing signs of heat exhaustion—what’s the best way to help her?

• Keep her awake by pinching her
• Make her run in place
• Sit her cross-legged and give her a cold bottle of Coca-Cola
• Move her to a cool place, lay her down, and elevate her legs