WINTER SURVIVAL

HYPOTHERMIA

SIDE EFFECTS OF HYPOTHERMIA

• Slower heart beat
• Slower breathing
• Might go into a coma
• Larger pupils
• May look dead
• Might start to feel warm

LOSE WARMTH BY:

• Breathing
• Sweating
• Wind chill
• Touching cold things

WHO DOES HYPOTHERMIA EFFECT

• Young children
• Thin people
• Wet people
• Older people

KEEP WARM BY:

• Wrapping something around your mouth to keep warm breath in
• Only work %60 of full effort to keep from sweating
• Keep moving

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HYPOTHERMIA

• Hypothermia happens when your body temperature goes below 35* Celsius
• Hypothermia below 32* Celsius is deadly
• If you see someone who has hypothermia never assume that they are dead

FIRE BUILDING

FINDING A SITE

• Find an area close to dry wood
• Away from tall trees with loose branches
• An area shielded from the wind and rain