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	Outdoor Action Guide to Hypothermia and Cold Weather Injuries - http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/hypocold.shtml Traveling in cold weather conditions can be life threatening. When going into cold conditions it is your responsibility to learn the latest information. By Princeton University.
	Hypothermia: A Cold Weather Hazard - http://www.niapublications.org/agepages/hypother.asp 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.
	BBC News: Hypothermia: The facts - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/276284.stm News article: Exposure to the cold is estimated to cause 30,000 deaths a year in the UK.
	SARBC Hypothermia Page - http://www.sarbc.org/hypo.html Information about Hypothermia, what it is, how it affects you and its treatment. By the Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia.
	Hypothermia Prevention, Recognition and Treatment - http://www.hypothermia.org/ Articles, protocols and research on the life-saving skills of keeping hypothermia victims alive by core rewarming techniques.

	Working Outside in Winter - http://www.gfb.org/safety/winter.htm How to stay safe if you have to be outside for extended periods when it's cold and windy or wet.
	Chamonix Hospital Cold Injury Page - http://pagesperso-orange.fr/dmtmcham/dmtm_uk.htm Research, evaluation, prevention and information in Mountain Medicine and Traumatology. By Mountain Medicine and Traumatology Department of Chamonix Hospital.
	Immersion Hypothermia and Near-drowning - http://scuba-doc.com/hypoth.htm Special dangers of cold water to scuba divers. Outlines of diagnosis and treatment. From Diving Medicine Online.
	Staying Safe Outdoors in Winter Weather - http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1010788326.html 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.
	eMedicine Health - Frostbite - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6164-1.asp Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

	Frostbite - http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/frostbite.asp Provides general information, symptoms, and treatment on frostbite. From Survive Outdoors Inc.
	Survive Outdoors: Hypothermia - http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/hypothermia.asp Description of this condition, common symptoms, recommended treatment in the field.
	Cold Weather Camping - http://www.netwoods.com/document/coldhnt3.html Details about comfort and safety including clothing, bedding, and references.
	eMedicine Health - Hypothermia - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6232-1.asp Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
	Cold Weather Precautions: Preventing Hypothermia - http://sema.dps.mo.gov/hyptho.htm Tips for preventing hypothermia.

	Cold Weather Camping with the Ol' Buffalo - http://www.three-peaks.net/coldcamp.htm 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.
	Management of Hypothermia - http://www.theberries.ns.ca/Archives/Hypothermia.html Management of hypothermia in a clinical setting. Much of the information is also useful in the field. By John Hickey.
	Spinal Cord Injury and Hypothermia - http://calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/hype.html Because of spinal cord injury, the temperature of the body has an increased tendency to fluctuate according to the temperature of the environment.
	Rural Family Medicine - http://www.ruralfamilymedicine.org/clinical%20topics/hypother.htm Links to useful sites on cold-weather injuries.
	Hypothermia Rescue - http://warhammer.mcc.virginia.edu/cars/hypothrm.html Hypothermia protocol by Charlottesvile-Albemarle (Virginia) Rescue Squad.

Winter Camping & Hiking Survival - http://www.macscouter.com/KeepWarm/
Hypothermia information compiled from various sources and authors by Chuck Bramlet.

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