You Are Volunteering in the Medical Tent of a Road

Multiple Choice

You are volunteering in the medical tent of a road race on a hot, humid day. A runner who has collapsed on the road is brought in with the following symptoms: sunken eyes, a body temperature of 100°F, and a complaint of dizziness while sitting to have his blood pressure taken (which subsides upon his lying down) . These are signs of a fluid volume deficit. Which of the following treatments should be carried out first?

A) Offer water by mouth.
B) Begin cooling of his body by ice packs.
C) Give him a transfusion of FFP.
D) Give him an electrolyte solution by mouth.