For a student having a serious heat reaction (suspected heat stroke), the key principle is: cool them as fast as possible using cold/ice water while keeping the airway and head safe.

Direct answer (what the question is asking)

The appropriate procedure is:

Remove the student’s equipment and shirt, and then submerge the entire body except the head in an ice water bath.

This wording matches how this question is answered in school health and sports safety resources and quizzes.

Step‑by‑step procedure (field / school setting)

  1. Recognize a serious heat reaction
    • Signs can include very high body temperature, confusion or altered behavior, collapse, vomiting, fast pulse, flushed or hot skin, or seizures.
 * Treat this as an emergency; heat stroke can cause organ damage quickly.
  1. Call for emergency help
    • Activate EMS or your school’s emergency action plan immediately while others begin cooling.
    • Keep someone assigned to stay with the student and monitor breathing and responsiveness.
  2. Remove equipment and clothing
    • Take off helmets, pads, and other sports equipment, then remove the shirt or jersey so water can contact as much skin as possible.
 * This step is specifically emphasized in school-athletics guidance and test-prep resources: remove equipment and shirt before immersion.
  1. Prepare and position in the ice water bath
    • Use a tub or large container with cold or ice water deep enough that the body can be immersed up to the neck.
    • Carefully lower the student into the tub so that all of the body is under water except the head and face ; keep the head above water to maintain airway and allow monitoring.
  1. Maximize body coverage
    • Aim for full body coverage from the shoulders or neck down; if the tub is small, prioritize immersing the torso as much as possible.
 * Assistants can support the student under the arms so they stay upright with the head and neck out of the water.
  1. Cool first, then transport
    • Modern sports medicine and EMS guidance follow a “cool first, transport second” approach for exertional heat stroke when ice water immersion is available.
 * The goal is to rapidly bring core temperature down below about 38.6 °C (around 101–102 °F); this usually requires several minutes of immersion in cold water.
  1. Monitor continuously
    • Watch breathing, responsiveness, and any seizure activity.
    • Remove the student from the bath once they show improvement and/or trained medical personnel direct you, then continue cooling with cold wet towels and fans if needed until EMS takes over.

What NOT to do (common wrong answers in quizzes)

Many multiple‑choice questions about this topic offer incorrect but tempting options. Typical wrong procedures include:

  • Submerging the head in the ice bath.
  • Waiting for EMS to arrive before starting cooling.
  • “Cooling a bit first” with other methods before using the ice bath to avoid “shock.”
  • Only sprinkling or lightly dousing with water instead of immersion when a tub is available.

These are rejected in educational resources in favor of prompt, nearly full‑body ice water immersion (all but the head) after removing equipment and shirt.

One‑sentence TL;DR

Remove the student’s equipment and shirt, then rapidly immerse their entire body except the head in an ice water bath while you’ve already called EMS and continue cooling until medical help arrives.

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