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Wilderness Medicine
Cold-related illness
Accidental hypothermia
Classification of severity of hypothermia
Wilderness Medicine
Bites, stings and rashes in the wilderness
Heat-related illness
Cold-related illness
Accidental hypothermia
Introduction to hypothermia
Pathophysiology of hypothermia
Prevention of hypothermia
Classification of severity of hypothermia
Overview of severity of hypothermia
Mild hypothermia (32 to 35ºC)
Moderate hypothermia (28 to 32ºC)
Severe (profound) hypothermia (less than 28ºC)
Key investigations in hypothermia
Approach to management of hypothermia
Rescue and initial resuscitation in hypothermia
Rewarming of a person with hypothermia
Medical care in hypothermia
References
Frostbite and other localised cold injury
Altitude illness
Electrical injury
Diving medicine
Drowning
Classification of severity of hypothermia
Dow, 2019
Overview of severity of hypothermia
Mild hypothermia (32 to 35ºC)
Moderate hypothermia (28 to 32ºC)
Severe (profound) hypothermia (less than 28ºC)
