Cold Weather-Hypothermia

Body’s core temperature drops to below 95 degrees Fahrenheit can cause the following:

If symptoms are detected due to air temperatures:

Call for emergency help
Move person to a warm, dry area
Do NOT leave the person alone
Remove any wet clothing and replace with warm, dry clothing or wrap the person in blankets
Have the person drink warm, sweet drinks if they are alert avowing drinks with caffeine or alcohol
Have the person move their arms and legs to create muscle heat or place warm bottles or hot packets in the arm pits, groin, neck and head

Do NOT rub the person’s body or place them in warm water bath, this may stop their heart!

If symptoms are detected as the result of getting soaking wet:

Call for emergency help-911
Body heat is lost up to 25 times faster in water
Do NOT remove any clothing
Button, buckle, zip and tighten any collars, cuffs, shoes and hoods—The layer of trapped water closest to the body provides a layer of insulation that slows the loss of heat

If symptoms are the result of falling into water:

Keep head out of the water and pout on a hat or hood
Get out of the water as quickly as possible
Do NOT attempt to swim unless an object or person can be reached—swimming or other physical activity uses the body’s heat and reduces survival time by about 50%
If getting out of the water is not possible, wait quietly and conserve body heat
If another person is in the water, huddle together