HYPOTHERMIA
Hypothennia is a danger to anyone who
is not dressed warmly enough. Wind.
rain, hunger, dehydration, and exhaustion
increase the risk. The temperature
doesn't have to be below freezing. A
lightly dressed hiker caught in a windy
rainstorm is at great risk. So is a swimmer
too far out in chilly water.
A victim of hypothermia might
show any of these symptoms:
• Feeling cold and numb
• Fatigue and amdety
• Uncontrollable shivering
• Confusion, irritability; makes
bad decisions
• Stumbling and/or falling down
• Loss of consciousness
While one person is being
treated for hypothermia, the rest
of the group could also be at
risk. Be sure 10 protect yourseU
and others from getting too cold.
Everyone should take shelter,
put on dry, warm clothing, and
have something to eat and drink.
Look out fur one another.

FIRST AID FOR
HYPOTHERMIA
Treat a victim of hypothermia
by preventing him from
getting colder and, if necessary,
helping him rewarm
to his normal temperature.
Try any or all of the following
methods. Be gentle and
patient with anyone suffering
hypothermia.
1. Take the victim into the
shelter of a building or a
tent and get him into
warm, dry clothes.
2. Zip him into a dry sleeping
bag.
3. Offer an alert victim warm
or hot liquids (cocoa,
soup, fruit juices).
4. Give him water bottles
filled with warm fluid to
hold in the armpit and
groin areas.
5. If hypothermia is
advanced, helping the
victim breathe warm,
moist air will aid in
rewarming.
6. Be ready to provide other
first aid if needed.
7. Seek medical care for
the victim.