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CAUSES OF HYPOTHERMIA

• #1. Respiration/Breathing
• #2. Evaporation/Sweating
• #3. Radiation/Body Heat
• #4. Convection/Wind Chill
• #5. Conduction/Touching Cold Things
• Hypothermia occurs when your body temperature is below 35*C
• Severe hypothermia occurs when body temperature is at 32*C and under

SYMPTOMS

• Symptoms of severe hypothermia: slowing heart rate and breathing, dilated pupils, coma.
• Person with hypothermia may appear dead

PREVENTION

• Head is major source of heat loss, so wear scarfs, toques, etc.
• Insulate body with appropriate clothing
• Have good wind-proof shell layer jacket

REDUCING HYPOTHERMIA

• Warm drinks (hot chocolate)
• Do not give direct heat to person with hypothermia
• Take off any wet clothing
• Wrap person in warm blankets

FIRE BUILDING

MATERIALS

• Tinder: paper, leaves, grass, bark, resin, shredded sticks
• Kindling: small dry sticks/twigs, dead branches on undersides of trees
• Fuel: dead tree branches. Add large pieces of wood to your fire after it's burning, and make sure wood is as dry as possible

SUPERVISION

• NEVER leave your fire unattended
• Make sure your fire is completely out before leaving to prevent forest fires

SHELTER

LOCATION

FOOD

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