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Beware! Hypothermia Season is Upon Us
By Brock Hileman Hileman
Most folks associate the hazards of hypothermia with winter. As surprising as this may sound, hypothermia is a more serious risk during spring and early summer. As the temperatures warm up people, especially children, turn to outdoor activities unaware that water temperatures can be much colder than expected. When venturing out during the spring season use caution and learn the symptoms and the steps to take if someone experiences hypothermia. Here is what to look for; Mild Hypothermic Symptoms
•Uncontrolled shivering
•Slow Slurred speech Medium Hypothermic Symptoms
•Extreme Fatigue
•Constant Stumbling or loss of balance
•Confusion Severe Hypothermic Symptoms
•Semi-consciousness or unconsciousness The dangers of hypothermia are directly influenced by presence of excessive wind-chill, wet clothing and contact with exposed metals. Cardiovascular disease, alcohol, exhaustion, and hunger will increase the body’s vulnerability to a hypothermic threat. Spring time boating activities present the greatest threat as sudden exposure to freezing water temperatures can quickly induce the hypothermic symptoms. Water can cool down body temperatures 25 times faster than air. Here is what to do if it happens to you or yours; •DO NOT warm up too fast, no hot tub, hot bath or sauna
•Get indoors or to a dry place protected from the wind.
•Remove wet clothing and cover up with dry blankets. Make sure to cover the head, hands, and feet.
•Lie down in a cot or bed next to a warm - not hot - heater.
•If trapped outdoors lie under the covers next to another person to transfer your own body heat. If possible, have someone else lie on the other side.
•Drink warm - not hot - broth or soup. Do not drink alcohol
•Wrap an infant inside your own clothing against your skin.
•If a person becomes unconscious, get medical help immediately.
Brock Hileman promotes the wilderness experience and the philosophy that learning to survive and thrive outdoors. The recent events in Haiti and California stress the importance of having a plan should such a catastrophe befall your community. For more information on protecting your family until help can find you visit his blog.
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Thanks Brock. Maybe you can clear something up for me on this subject. I read that when the Titanic sunk, one of the very few survivors not initially in a lifeboat had a very high alcohol content in his body. It was surmised that it was this that saved him from hypothermia. Did I get that right? Of course this was before going into the water, not after...
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