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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Winter Camping & Hiking Survival - http://www.macscouter.com/KeepWarm/
Hypothermia information compiled from various sources and authors by Chuck Bramlet. |
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eMedicine Health - Frostbite - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6164-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment. |
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Survive Outdoors: Hypothermia - http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/hypothermia.asp
Description of this condition, common symptoms, recommended treatment in the field. |
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Frostbite - http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/frostbite.asp
Provides general information, symptoms, and treatment on frostbite. From Survive Outdoors Inc. |
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Cold Weather Camping - http://www.netwoods.com/document/coldhnt3.html
Details about comfort and safety including clothing, bedding, and references. |
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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. |
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eMedicine Health - Hypothermia - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6232-1.asp
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |