Directory of Hypothermia Resources

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Recognition and treatment of hypothermia and frostbite.

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• BBC News: Hypothermia: The facts

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/276284.stm
  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

  http://www.three-peaks.net/coldcamp.htm
  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.

• eMedicine Health - Frostbite

  http://www.emedicinehealth.com/frostbite/article_em.htm
  Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

• eMedicine Health - Hypothermia

  http://www.emedicinehealth.com/hypothermia/article_em.htm
  Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

• Frostbite

  http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/frostbite.asp
  Provides general information, symptoms, and treatment on frostbite. From Survive Outdoors Inc.

• Hypothermia Rescue

  http://warhammer.mcc.virginia.edu/cars/hypothrm.html
  Hypothermia protocol by Charlottesvile-Albemarle (Virginia) Rescue Squad.

• Immersion Hypothermia and Near-drowning

  http://scuba-doc.com/hypoth.htm
  Special dangers of cold water to scuba divers. Outlines of diagnosis and treatment. From Diving Medicine Online.

• NHS Choices: Hypothermia

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/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.

• Outdoor Action Guide to Hypothermia and Cold Weather Injuries

  http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/hypocold.shtml
  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.

• SARBC Hypothermia Page

  http://www.sarbc.org/sarbc/hypo.html
  Information about Hypothermia, what it is, how it affects you and its treatment. By the Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia.

• Spinal Cord Injury and Hypothermia

  http://calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/hype.html
  Because of spinal cord injury, the temperature of the body has an increased tendency to fluctuate according to the temperature of the environment.

• Survive Outdoors: Hypothermia

  http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/hypothermia.asp
  Description of this condition, common symptoms, recommended treatment in the field.

• Winter Camping & Hiking Survival

  http://www.macscouter.com/KeepWarm/
  Hypothermia information compiled from various sources and authors by Chuck Bramlet.

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