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Hypothermia

• First Aid: Hypothermia - Hypothermia is a condition that comes about when the body's heat regulating mechanism can't cope with the conditions it's working in

• Hypothermia.org - Hypothermia Prevention, Recognition and Treatment. Articles, Protocols and Research on Life-saving skills.

• Hypothermia Tool Box - Presentation outline. Gives warning signs, first aid and prevention for hypothermia.

• Hypothermia Treatment Technology - A specialized site dedicated to the prevention and treatment of Hypothermia

• International Society of Mountain Medicine - Health & Height, the proceedings of the V World Congress on Mountain Medicine, is now available through our bookstore.

• MacScouter Winter Camping and Hypothermia - Hypothermia information compiled from various sources and authors by Chuck Bramlet.

• 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.

• TOBY total body hypothermia study - Information about a major trial of body cooling in newborn infants. The aim of the trial is to determine whether mild body ccoling reduces brain injury following asphyxia.

• Winter warning: Hypothermia kills hundreds each year, CDC reports - Cold weather kills more than 700 people a year in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week. [CNN.com]

Books from Jones and Bartlett Publishers
 

Outdoor Emergency Care: Comprehensive Prehospital Care for Nonurban Settings, Fourth Edition National Ski Patrol Designed to help patrollers and all outdoor emergency care providers deal with any emergency situation they might encounter, this program targets numerous aspects of concern in the nonurban environment, including environmental illnesses and injuries such as altitude sickness, deep frostbite, and hypothermia; ski and other outdoor injuries; and the special equipment and techniques used by patrollers and other nonurban rescuers. ISBN: 0763717150 Price: $64.95 (Sugg. US List) Training Site Discount Cover: Paperback Copyright: 2003

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