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32.5 - 40 |
15 - 30 min. |
30 - 90 min |
40 - 50 |
30 - 60 min. |
1 - 3 hours |
50 - 60 |
1 - 2 hours |
1 - 6 hours |
60 - 70 |
2 - 7 hours |
2 - 40 hours |
70 - 80 |
3 - 12 hours |
3 - Indefinite |
Over 80 |
Indefinite |
Indefinite |
2. Medium Hypothermia - the person has a certain loss of muscle control, drowsiness, incoherence, stupor and exhaustion.
3. Severe Hypothermia - the person collapses and is unconscious and shows signs of respiratory distress and/or cardiac arrest probably leading to death.
Conservation of heat is the foremost objective for a person in the water. To accomplish this, limit body movement. Don't swim unless you can reach a nearby boat or floating object. Swimming lowers your body temperature and even good swimmers can drown in cold water.
If you can pull yourself partially out of the water, do so. The more of your body that is out of the water, the less heat you will lose.
