Signs & Symptoms
It gets shallow and slow
What is breathing?
The most common causes
What is cold weather, and/or cold water?
Wear a hat or some other shielding-______ to prevent losing body heat.
What is cover?
Don't drink _______ in cold or wet weather.
What is alcohol?
The body's ability to regulate temperature may lessen with _____ ___.
What is older age?
in infants, It gets bright red, and cold
What is skin?
When your outside and your body's temperature drops overtime.
What is staying in the cold too long?
Get out of wet clothing as soon as possible and keep your hands and feet ___.
What is dry?
A bunch of helpful items to keep in your car, if you get stranded in your car in the winter.
What is an emergency kit?
Your tolerance for cold decreases when you are fatigued.
What is Exhaustion?
When you have hypothermia it gets weak.
What is a Pulse?
When/how your body loses heat
what is wind, radiated heat, direct contact
Wear thinner clothing over thicker clothing making sure to wear lots of ______.
What is layers?
If you plan to ride in a boat you should wear this.
What is a lifejacket
Some ______ can change the bodies ability to regulate its temperature.
What is medication?
When your body temperature drops the first thing you'll notice.
What is shivering?
True or False? Your body temperature can drop to a level at temperatures of 10*C or higher in wet or windy weather
True.
Make sure to keep your house warm by maintaining proper _______ in your home.
What is heating?
An action you shouldn't attempt in water, unless there is safety nearby.
What is swimming?
Some ______ _________ affect your bodies ability to regulate body temperature.
What is medical conditions?
Your body's automatic defense against cold temperature, in an attempt to warm itself
Why do you shiver?
True or False? You can get hypothermia if you are in water between 21*C to 23*C?
False. The correct temperature is between 16*C to 21*C.
Avoid activities that you could sweat a lot doing.
What is overexertion?
Be gentle, Get them out of cold or wet surroundings, Heat them up, Monitor breathing. Until medical help is available
What is treatment?
People with ______ _________ may wander from home or get lost easily, making them more likely to be stranded outside in the cold.
What is mental problems?