Recognition and treatment of hypothermia and frostbite.
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- Winter Camping & Hiking Survival Hypothermia information compiled from various sources and authors by Chuck Bramlet.
- Hypothermia Rescue Hypothermia protocol by Charlottesvile-Albemarle (Virginia) Rescue Squad.
- 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.
- Outdoor Action Guide to Hypothermia and Cold Weather Injuries Traveling in cold weather conditions can be life threatening. When going into cold conditions it is your responsibility to learn the latest information. By Princeton University.
- Immersion Hypothermia and Near-drowning Special dangers of cold water to scuba divers. Outlines of diagnosis and treatment. From Diving Medicine Online.
- BBC News: Hypothermia: The facts News article: Exposure to the cold is estimated to cause 30,000 deaths a year in the UK.
- Cold Weather Camping with the Ol' Buffalo Essay on camping comfortably in cold weather. Covers recognition and treatment of hypothermia and frostbite. Written by Alaskan who was trained in arctic survival skills by the US Air Force and the Alaska Army National Guard.
- Frostbite Provides general information, symptoms, and treatment on frostbite. From Survive Outdoors Inc.
- Survive Outdoors: Hypothermia Description of this condition, common symptoms, recommended treatment in the field.
- NHS Choices: Hypothermia Provides information on this condition characterized by an abnormally low body temperature. Includes a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.
- SARBC Hypothermia Page Information about Hypothermia, what it is, how it affects you and its treatment. By the Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia.
- eMedicine Health - Frostbite Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
- eMedicine Health - Hypothermia Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.