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The Danger of Hypothermia


Hypothermia is the lowering of the body’s core temperature.   If you are asleep, you will wake up to uncontrollable shivering and then progress into a state of disorientation if nothing is done.   But on the other hand, if you can’t stop shivering, you need to take action. As a result they often get what is known as the “umbles”, they fumble, stumble and mumble.  It only requires an exposure time of several hours, but it can take up to a day. The myth that you will die in your sleep if you try to rest, is just that, a myth.   If you are in a warm tropical place and you add rain and wind, hypothermia can rear its ugly head. 

So if you want to try and huddle under a blanket and rest, by all means do it.  Hypothermia is considered the number one killer in the outdoors.   The victim is usually dehydrated, exhausted, calorie depleted, wet and cold.  

It can occur in both warm (summer) and cold (winter) climates and is usually the combination of two factors, cold and wet.

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