Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke & Hydration (Wilderness Guide)

Heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke: how to recognize each stage on the trail, when to evacuate, and how to actually tell if you (or your patient) are hydrated. Episode 33 of 37 in the free AOS Wilderness First Aid course. 🎓 Take the full course free: https://www.americanoutdoorschool.com... 📖 Written guide: https://www.americanoutdoorschool.com... 🕐 CHAPTERS 0:00 Heat and hydration in the backcountry 0:41 Why heat illness gets underestimated 1:15 Stage 1: Heat cramps 2:09 Stage 2: Heat-induced dehydration (heat exhaustion) 3:20 Stage 3: Heat stroke 3:47 Why a few degrees matters 4:32 Recognizing heat stroke 7:27 How do you know if someone is hydrated? 8:49 Using urine output to check hydration 11:45 How much water you actually need 13:35 Hyponatremia: the risk of drinking too much 14:04 Electrolytes and recovery 📚 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN • The 3 stages of heat illness and how to tell them apart • When rest, fluids and food are enough, and when to evacuate • A simple urine-output check for hydration • Why over-drinking water can be dangerous too 🎒 Free Wilderness First Aid Kit Checklist: https://www.americanoutdoorschool.com... ▶️ Watch the full course (Episodes 1-37):    • Wilderness First Aid   👉 Subscribe for more wilderness first aid lessons:    / @americanoutdoorschool   ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌲 ABOUT AMERICAN OUTDOOR SCHOOL The only fully free Wilderness First Aid course online. Want the card? Optional $149 certification: submit a practical skills video, reviewed by a real instructor. No in-person class or equipment needed. 🌐 https://www.americanoutdoorschool.com 💳 Get certified ($149): https://www.americanoutdoorschool.com... ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #WildernessFirstAid #WFA #WildernessMedicine