Graham County North Carolina -- Hypothermia

*Trails Page*	Hypothermia
Cable Cove Cheoah Trail Fitness Trail Hangover Lead Joyce Kilmer Lewellyn Cove Lookout Rock Mouse Branch Naked Ground Panther Creek Rattler Ford Santeetlah Creek Slickrock Creek Snowbird Nature Stecoah Gap Swan Cabin Thompson Tsali Yellow Creek Yellowhammer	Everyone must be alert to hypothermia -- the conditions that cause it and its symptoms. WHAT IS IT?: A lowering of the body temperature. A drop of only five degrees is very serious. Few people whose body temperature drops more than 10 degrees survive. Hypothermia can occur in air temperature as high as 41°F (5°C ). HOW DOES IT HAPPEN?: Being cold, wet and exhausted, are contributing factors. Many people have died of hypothermia because they thought they could keep warm by moving and not stopping to take the necessary precautions such as adding a sweater or putting on rain gear. See Wind Equivalent Temperature Table WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?: Early -- shivering. Continued shivering means continued seriousness. Serious symptoms -- slurred speech, impaired judgment, weakness, loss of coordination. Final symptom -- unconsciousness. WHAT CAN I DO?: Get the victim into warm clothes. Make them rest. Give them hot drinks and food. If their condition is very serious, put them in a sleeping bag with another person. Make a fire. Put up a tent or make a shelter for the victim. As soon as the patient is able, get them to a hospital for further treatment. Never think that you can continue your trip after one of your party has had hypothermia -- go home, return another time. Wet clothes can lead to heat loss and increase your chances of hypothermia. Remember, wool retains its insulating qualities when it is wet., cotton does not. Excellent protection for winter boating is provided by a skin drivers wet suit.

Hypothermia

Cable Cove
Cheoah Trail
Fitness Trail
Hangover Lead
Joyce Kilmer
Lewellyn Cove
Lookout Rock
Mouse Branch
Naked Ground
Panther Creek
Rattler Ford
Santeetlah Creek
Slickrock Creek
Snowbird Nature
Stecoah Gap
Swan Cabin
Thompson
Tsali
Yellow Creek
Yellowhammer

Everyone must be alert to hypothermia -- the conditions that cause it and its symptoms.

WHAT IS IT?: A lowering of the body temperature. A drop of only five degrees is very serious. Few people whose body temperature drops more than 10 degrees survive. Hypothermia can occur in air temperature as high as 41°F (5°C ).

HOW DOES IT HAPPEN?: Being cold, wet and exhausted, are contributing factors. Many people have died of hypothermia because they thought they could keep warm by moving and not stopping to take the necessary precautions such as adding a sweater or putting on rain gear.

See Wind Equivalent Temperature Table

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?:

Early -- shivering. Continued shivering means continued seriousness.

Serious symptoms -- slurred speech, impaired judgment, weakness, loss of coordination.

Final symptom -- unconsciousness.

WHAT CAN I DO?: Get the victim into warm clothes. Make them rest. Give them hot drinks and food. If their condition is very serious, put them in a sleeping bag with another person. Make a fire. Put up a tent or make a shelter for the victim. As soon as the patient is able, get them to a hospital for further treatment. Never think that you can continue your trip after one of your party has had hypothermia -- go home, return another time.

Wet clothes can lead to heat loss and increase your chances of hypothermia. Remember, wool retains its insulating qualities when it is wet., cotton does not. Excellent protection for winter boating is provided by a skin drivers wet suit.