Hypothermia Frostbite, and Other Cold Injuries: Prevention, Recognition, Prehospital Treatment

by Gordon G. Giesbrecht

Book Overview

Anyone who is cold, wet, tired, and without the proper food, clothing and shelter can suffer from hypothermia, a lower than normal body temperature that slows and eventually shuts down the body's vital systems. A thorough knowledge of hypothermia is vital for anyone active in the outdoors, particularly for those involved in search and rescue.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898860245
• ISBN13: 9780898860245
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 105 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 7.9"