Primarily, the dehydration treatment is focused on the blood volume and the body fluids restoration, to determine the cause of dehydration.

If the body temperature is over 40 ° C, the doctors cool the body. In this case they can use special cooling sprays, fans, chilled sheets and bathes.

• Fluid therapy

If the patient has no nausea and vomiting, the doctor may start with the infusion therapy. The patient will offered water and liquids with the contents of carbohydrate / electrolyte.

With significant symptoms of dehydration (increased heart rate, low blood pressure), fluid is introduced intravenously.

• Hospitalization

With improvement, the patient can go home and continue treatment there. If the patient is dehydrated, unconscious, febrile illness with pathologic indicators of vital signs or symptoms of infection, he should stay in the hospital for further treatment.