• Contact
  • Account
  • Your Online Modules
0 Items
Advanced Wilderness Life Support

Advanced Wilderness Life Support

  • Our New Site
  • Your Online Modules
  • Blog
Select Page

Hypothermia Assessment & Treatment in the Wilderness

by pat | Jan 23, 2021 | Cold weather, Outdoor safety, Wilderness Survival Tips | AWLS

A person with moderate hypothermia will have an altered mental status and will eventually stop shivering as they use up their energy reserves. If they lose vasomotor tone, the hypothermic patient may feel overheated and want to take off their clothing/layers as warm blood from the core suddenly floods the extremities.