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Hypothermia Prevention, Recognition and Treatment. Articles, protocols and research on the life-saving skills of keeping hypothermia victims alive by core rewarming techniques.

OA Guide to Hypothermia & Cold Weather INjuries. Learn about the recognition and treatment of hypothermia, frostbite and other injuries in backcountry settings.

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The patient with severe hypothermia must be handled very gently, a cold heart is very prone to cardiac arrest. Even cautious movement of the patient may induce cardiac arrest.

Article by the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee and Subcommittees, American Heart Association from Journal of the American Medical Association October 28, 1992.

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Exposure to cold temperatures can cause serious or life-threatening health problems. To stay safe, you should know what to do if a cold-weather health emergency arises.

These guidelines have been developed for use by prehospital , clinic and hospital personnel dealing with cold problems in Alaska. They are meant to be guidelines, not absolute rules, governing the treatment of hypothermia and cold water near drowning.

Working Outside in Winter - When you hear about hypothermia, you usually envision someone stranded in a terrible winter storm. However, a form of hypothermia can occur when it's wet, windy and up to 50 or 60 degrees Fahrenheit. This condition is most common in cold weather, ...

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The Outdoor Action Guide to outdoor activities in winter: winter camping, Cross-country and Telemark skiing, snowshoeing, and winter first aid.

Heat Capacity, Body Temperature, and Hypothermia Doris R. Kimbrough University of Colorado at Denver, Chemistry Department Box 194, P.O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364 Even when air and water are at the same temperature, water will feel distinctly colder to us. This difference is due to the much higher heat capacity of water than of air. Offered here is an interesting life science application ...

Warning Signs of Hypothermia - More articles and information about Hypothermia from SARBC Including excellent papers by researchers Hayward and Weinberg.

H.E.L.P. and Huddle - Cold Water Survival More articles and information about Hypothermia from SARBC Including excellent papers by researchers Hayward and Weinberg Back to Protocols & Publications | Back to Res-Q Products Home Page RES-Q Products Inc.

Heat Loss - Losing it 5 Ways More articles and information about Hypothermia from SARBC Including excellent papers by researchers Hayward and Weinberg Back to Protocols & Publications | Back to Res-Q Products Home Page RES-Q Products Inc. E-mail: Robert Douwens Last Updated: Saturday, 25-Apr-1998 20:52:47 PDT ...

More articles and information about Hypothermia from SARBC Including excellent papers by researchers Hayward and Weinberg Back to Protocols & Publications | Back to Res-Q Products Home Page RES-Q Products Inc.

HYPOTHERMIA Preventing Cold-Related Illnesses in Agricultural Workers - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/docs2/as17800.html UIAA Mountain Medicine: Frostbite http://www.thebmc.co.uk/mm/mm10.html Geisinger: Frostbite and Hypothermia http://www.geisinger.edu/ghs/publications/hypfrsbt.htm Return to: clinical topics * home page Comments: rfd@adams.net ...

Hypothermia is the accidental lowering of the body's central (core) temperature to 35 degrees C/ 95 degrees F or less. Remember that hypothermia can occur in all seasons, that water greatly accelerates heat loss, and that children and the elderly are at particularly high risk for hypothermia.