1 / 6

Lesson 6a: Hypothermia Wrap Emergency Reference Guide p. 64

Lesson 6a: Hypothermia Wrap Emergency Reference Guide p. 64. Hypothermia . “A decrease in the core body temperature to a level at which normal muscular and cerebral functions are impaired." Requires immediate attention. Does not take long or extreme cold for Hypothermia to set in!

jory
Download Presentation

Lesson 6a: Hypothermia Wrap Emergency Reference Guide p. 64

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Lesson 6a: Hypothermia Wrap Emergency Reference Guide p. 64

  2. Hypothermia • “A decrease in the core body temperature to a level at which normal muscular and cerebral functions are impaired." • Requires immediate attention. • Does not take long or extreme cold for Hypothermia to set in! • Treatment relies on materials that most backcountry travelers normally carry. Use this equipment to create a "thermal burrito" or a "hypo-wrap."

  3. Hypothermia Wrap • Lay out a tarp on the ground. • Place 1 or 2 pads down on top of the tarp. Two pads are always better than one. • Stack three sleeping bags on top of the pads. • Place the victim inside the sleeping bag in the middle. • Wrap the victim in the tarp. • Provide the victim with hot water bottles. These should be placed under the arms and at the crotch. Additional bottles may be held or placed at the victim's feet.

  4. Hypothermia Wrap

  5. Instructor DemoClick on Hypo Wrap Link Below Picture

  6. Questions? What else can be added to the First Aid Kit?

More Related