| 1. | Hypothermia Treatment Technology Web-Site | | | Hypothermia treatment should start in the field by rewarming victims with equipment supplying warm humidified air or oxygen and warm IV-fluids to minimize core-temperature afterdrop.
hypothermia-ca.com |
| 2. | Hypothermia Prevention, Recognition and Treatment | | | Hypothermia Prevention, Recognition and Treatment. Articles, protocols and research on the life-saving skills of keeping hypothermia victims alive by core rewarming techniques.
www.hypothermia.org |
| 3. | Outdoor Action Winter Activities Home Page | | | Guide to outdoor activities in winter: winter camping, Cross-country and Telemark skiing, snowshoeing, and winter first aid. By Princeton University.
www.princeton.edu |
| 4. | Chamonix Hospital Cold Injury Page | | | Research, evaluation, prevention and information in Mountain Medicine and Traumatology. By Mountain Medicine and Traumatology Department of Chamonix Hospital.
perso.wanadoo.fr |
| 5. | Hypothermia Tool Box | | | Presentation outline. Gives warning signs, first aid and prevention for hypothermia.
www.opsafesite.com |
| 6. | Keep Cold-Weather Gear Ready in Home and Car | | | Even though most of the US has been visited by a mild season thus far, its inevitable that more typical winter weather will eventually find us. Now would be a good time to prepare our homes and vehicles.
healthlink.mcw.edu |
| 7. | Staying Safe Outdoors in Winter Weather | | | 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.
healthlink.mcw.edu |
| 8. | Georgia Farm Bureau Safety: Hypothermia | | | When you hear about hypothermia, you usually envision someone stranded in a terrible winter storm. However, hypothermia can occur when it's wet, windy and up to 50 or 60 degrees Fahrenheit. This condition is most common in cold weather, but infants and the elderly can develop hypothermia at temperatures greater than 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
www.gfb.org |
| 9. | Mountain Medicine | | | Links to information on cold and high-altitude injuries.
www.thebmc.co.uk |
| 16. | Hypothermia Rescue | | | Hypothermia protocol by Charlottesvile-Albemarle (Virginia) Rescue Squad.
warhammer.mcc.virginia.edu |
| 18. | Spinal Cord Injury and Hypothermia | | | Because of spinal cord injury, the temperature of the body has an increased tendency to fluctuate according to the temperature of the environment.
calder.med.miami.edu |
| 19. | Management of Hypothermia | | | Management of hypothermia in a clinical setting. Much of the information is also useful in the field. By John Hickey.
www.theberries.ns.ca |
| 20. | REI: Dealing With Temperature Extremes | | | Human miscalculations during surges or drops in temperature may leave you vulnerable to weather-related injury or illness. The savvy wilderness traveler needs to know how to react when weather conditions move outside a human's customary comfort zone.
rei1.m0.net |
| 25. | Troop 98 Winter Camping Tips | | | Tips for safe winter camping. Winter camping is a lot of fun, but it presents some subtle dangers. Winter camping, if not prepared, is dangerous even when sleeping.
www.bsatroop98.com |
| 29. | Dan Chartrand | | | Story of a man whose hypothermia led to Woodsman's Disease, causing disorientation, paranoia, and lack of coordination. The victim turned down several offers of assistance before eventually dying.
www.randy.ca |
| 30. | Ol' Buffalo Cold Weather Camping | | | Essay on camping comfortably in cold weather. Covers recognition and treatment of hypotermia and frostbite. Written by Alaskan who was trained in arctic survival skills by the US Air Force and the Alaska Army National Guard.
www.three-peaks.net |
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