What should you do first when someone shows signs of heat-related illness during water sports?

Move them to a cooler place and get help.

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  1. Give them a hot drink
  2. Move them to a cooler place and get help ✔
  3. Have them keep skiing to cool off

Why: Heat illness needs cooling and qualified help. The source lists heat-related illnesses under prevention, symptoms, and first-aid review with a counselor.

Huh, didn't know that: Heat illness needs cooling and qualified help. The source lists heat-related illnesses under prevention, symptoms, and first-aid review with a counselor.

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Heat illness is no joke, so cool it.
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Answer: Move them to a cooler place and get help. Heat illness needs cooling and qualified help. The source lists heat-related illnesses under prevention, symptoms, and first-aid review with a counselor.

  1. Scouting America: Water Sports www.scouting.org/merit-badges/water-sports
    Review prevention, symptoms, and first-aid treatment for the following injuries or illnesses
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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