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BBC News: Hypothermia: The facts - News article: Exposure to the cold is estimated to cause 30,000 deaths a year in the UK.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/2762... |
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Chamonix Hospital Cold Injury Page - Research, evaluation, prevention and information in Mountain Medicine and Traumatology. By Mountain Medicine and Traumatology Department of Chamonix Hospital.
pagesperso-orange.fr/dmtmcham/dmtm_uk.htm |
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Cold Weather Camping - Details about comfort and safety including clothing, bedding, and references.
www.netwoods.com/document/coldhnt3.html |
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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.
www.three-peaks.net/coldcamp.htm |
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eMedicine Health - Frostbite - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6164-1.asp |
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eMedicine Health - Hypothermia - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6232-1.asp |
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Frostbite - Provides general information, symptoms, and treatment on frostbite. From Survive Outdoors Inc.
www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/frostbite.asp |
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Hypothermia Rescue - Hypothermia protocol by Charlottesvile-Albemarle (Virginia) Rescue Squad.
warhammer.mcc.virginia.edu/cars/hypothrm.html |
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Hypothermia: A Cold Weather Hazard - The danger of hypothermia to older people. How to avoid it, how to recognize the symptoms, what to do if you think someone might have hypothermia.
www.niapublications.org/agepages/hypother.asp |
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Management of Hypothermia - Management of hypothermia in a clinical setting. Much of the information is also useful in the field. By John Hickey.
www.theberries.ns.ca/Archives/Hypothermia.html |
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Rural Family Medicine - Links to useful sites on cold-weather injuries.
www.ruralfamilymedicine.org/clinical%20topics... |
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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.
www.sarbc.org/hypo.html |
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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.
calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/hype.html |
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Staying Safe Outdoors in Winter Weather - Exposure to cold temperatures can cause serious or life-threatening health problems. To stay safe, you should know what to do if a cold-weather health emergency arises.
healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1010788326.html |
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Survive Outdoors: Hypothermia - Description of this condition, common symptoms, recommended treatment in the field.
www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/hypothermia... |
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Working Outside in Winter - How to stay safe if you have to be outside for extended periods when it's cold and windy or wet.
www.gfb.org/safety/winter.htm |
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