It is July. The forecast said showers. By mid-afternoon on the plateau it is 8 °C, the wind is gusting hard and it has been raining sideways for two hours. One of your group, usually the joker, has gone quiet. She has fallen behind twice, and when you stop she fumbles with the zip of her pocket for a long time and then gives up. When you ask if she…
In this lesson
How the body loses heat
Recognising hypothermia and its stages
Spotting it early
Treating hypothermia in the field
Mild versus moderate: what changes
The hypowrap (casualty wrap)
Rewarming safely: afterdrop and rescue collapse
Carbon monoxide in shelters
Prevention
Recognition and treatment
Putting it together on the hill
Check yourself
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