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Hypothermia: a killer cold
By Harry Esteve
Of ttw Emerald
Dying from hypothermia can
be as easy as falling asleep.
It can overtake an unwary
hiker or skier in a matter of min
utes And if immediate attention
is not given, the victim falls
asleep and dies
Hypothermia is the medical
term given to a condition in
which the temperature inside
the body drops to dangerous
levels It is usually caused by
exposure to a combination of
wind and rain
"It's really quite insidious
because the person is not aware
this is taking place," says Keith
Nelson, associate coordinator
of the University's outdoor
program Nelson, who has 15
years of outdoor experience,
says Oregon’s climate is
especially condusive to
hypothermia
More deaths in the Cascade
Mountains are the result of
hypothermia than any other
cause, Nelson says. In compari
son, fatalities in the Rocky
Mountain regions are caused
most often by avalanches, he
says.
Preventing hypothermia is as
simple as wearing the right
clothing — good rain gear and
wool Or it can entail knowing
when to quit, Nelson says. He
relates an experience to
demonstrate his point
"It was a backpacking trip in
the Cascades in September.
The wind came up and we were
wet We had the proper rain
gear, but we weren't wet from
the rain, we were wet from
perspiration.''
Soon, one of Nelson’s
companions began showing the
initial symptoms of hyp
othermia.
“This individual was — it was
quite apparent that he was cold.
Hands were shaking, not severe
teeth chattering, but quite ob
vious There was no sign that
the weather was going to
change
“So what we did is that we just
got off this wind-swept ridge
and got down into an area that
was more protected It wasn't to
the point where we had to set up
a tent, just get out of the wind
“We broke out a camp stove,
fired it up, got some hot water
going, and just put on more
clothes, took off some of the wet
clothes and that’s all it took “
Nelson's friend warmed up
and was able to continue the
Winter trips abound
Finding the right kind of
wintertime recreation can be as
easy as finding your way to the
basement of the EMU Or it
could be a little tougher But, if
you make your way past the
video games, toward the loa
ding dock, you will eventually
find your way to the offices of
the University's outdoor
program
Once there, you might want to
check the trip board to see if
anyone has organized a winter
excursion that will fit your fancy.
The outdoor program serves
as a facilitator for people who
want to participate in such
activities as cross country
skiing, nordic downhill skiing,
mountaineering and winter
camping
The program doesn't arrange
alpine downhill ski trips
because there are a number of
alternatives for alpine skiers,
including classes through the
physical education department,
according to associate coor
dinator Keith Nelson
However, many alpine skiers
looking for a lift to the mountain
will hook up with trips arranged
through the outdoor program,
said Nelson
Anyone who wishes to can
arrange a trip, using the trip
board and stating the time,
place, type, and level of
expertise of the trip In this way
the outdoor program,
"eliminates the red tape and
hassles,” said Nelson. There is
no fee to use the service
Nelson said the majority of
outdoor program trips are day
trips for beginners He estimat
ed the total number of ski tour
ing trips each winter is over 100
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trip But had the group not
stopped and found shelter, it
could have been a different
story
Extreme or violent shivering is
a sign that someone is
becoming hypothermic. As the
body's core temperature drops,
it begins involuntarily exercising
to warm itself But as energy
reserves deplete, the body loses
the ability to produce its own
heat
Soon, bodily functions begin
to slow down, and blood has
trouble circulating to the brain
At that point, the victim loses
much of his coordination and
orientation As the temperature
within the body continues to
decline "the victim will just not
be aware of what’s going on,
just really spaced-out,” Nelson
says.
That is when hypothermia
becomes very dangerous,
according to Nelson. “That's
when it’s vita! that a companion
is there to be able to recognize
the advance stages of
hypothermia.”
Once a person reaches the
advanced stage, prompt
attention is crucial. First, and
most important, the victim’s wet
clothes must be removed and
the victim must be placed in a
warm place — a sleeping bag if
no other place is available
If a hypothermic victim is
placed in a sleeping bag. all
clothes should be removed For
faster and more thorough heat
replacement, a second person
should strip and lie beside the
victim in the sleeping bag This
is perhaps the best emergency
method for reviving a hypother
mic person, Nelson says
But "it’s a very unpleasant
situation for everyone in
volved,” he warns. "There’s
nothing romantic about getting
into a sleeping bag with a naked
hypothermic person."
The victim usually has lost
control of virtually every bodily
function, and the bladder often
will involuntarily release, Nelson
says
Perhaps the best defense for
hypothermia is a companion
who can recognize the symp
toms and knows how to treat
them
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