Emergency Response Checklist
Step-by-step first-aid checklists for heat stroke and hypothermia: warning signs, what to do right now and when to call an ambulance.
About this tool
Emergency Response Checklist
Step-by-step first-aid checklists for heat stroke and hypothermia: warning signs, what to do right now and when to call an ambulance.
Pick the emergency and follow the steps in order. Call your local emergency number first if the person is unresponsive. This page brings together 2 separate emergency response checklist pages (Heat stroke, Hypothermia) so you can compare them without hunting for the right one.
How to use Emergency Response Checklist
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Open Emergency Response Checklist on AltFTool — it loads instantly in your browser.
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Choose your emergency at the top: Heat stroke, Hypothermia. On a phone it is a drop-down list.
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Fill in the emergency response checklist for that emergency; each of the 2 options keeps its own rules, data and defaults.
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Read the result, then switch emergency to compare. The page link keeps your emergency (?v=heat-stroke), so you can bookmark or share it.
Why use Emergency Response Checklist
All 2 in one place
Heat stroke, Hypothermia and the rest sit behind one picker, so switching emergency takes a tap instead of a new search.
Built for each option
Every emergency keeps its own rules, numbers and defaults rather than one generic template.
Shareable view
The link remembers the emergency you picked, so a bookmark or a shared link opens straight on it.
Common use cases
- A runner collapses at the finish line and is answering questions strangely — decide in seconds whether this is heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
- A walker pulled out of a river is shivering and talking — decide whether shelter and warm drinks are enough or whether this needs an evacuation.
Frequently asked questions
Which emergency options does this tool cover?
2: Heat stroke, Hypothermia. Pick one at the top of the tool; the page link updates (for example ?v=heat-stroke) so you can bookmark or share that exact view.
What is the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke?
Heat stroke involves the brain: confusion, slurred speech, irrational behaviour, seizure or unconsciousness, usually with a core temperature above 40 °C (104 °F). Heat exhaustion causes heavy sweating, nausea, headache, dizziness and weakness but the person stays orientated and can answer questions normally. Any altered mental state in the heat is treated as heat stroke until proven otherwise.
At what temperature does hypothermia start?
Below a core temperature of 35 °C (95 °F). The Swiss stages then run 35–32 °C for mild (HT I, conscious and shivering), 32–28 °C for moderate (HT II, drowsy, shivering has stopped), 28–24 °C for severe (HT III, unconscious with vital signs) and below 24 °C for HT IV, apparent death from cold.