The Cold Blooded Killer: Hypothermia.

Autor/in	Keller, Rosanne
Institution	Alaska Univ., Anchorage.; Literacy Council of Alaska, Fairbanks.; Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.
Titel	The Cold Blooded Killer: Hypothermia.
Quelle	(1977), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lernender; Adult Education; Alaska Natives; American Indians; Elementary Secondary Education; Fatigue (Biology); First Aid; Heat Recovery; Illustrations; Literacy Education; Metabolism; Outdoor Education; Physical Activity Level; Safety Education; Sleep; Temperature; Thermal Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Inuit; American Indian; Indianer; Fatigue; Ermüdung; Unfallhilfe; Bildliche Darstellung; Stoffwechsel; Freiluftunterricht; Sicherheitserziehung; Schlaf
Abstract	Part of a series of home literacy readers with conversational text and sketches, this booklet depicts the subarctic Alaskan environment where cold makes extreme demands on body metabolism. Body temperature must be maintained above 80F (26.7C). A condition of too little body-heat is termed hypo- ('deficit') thermia ('heat'). Hypothermia is the number one killer of the great outdoors. Exposure to cold, wind and wetness brings on chills and shivering. Exhaustion follows, with poor coordination of hands, speech, and thought. Chilled persons can fumble, fall, and feel irresistably sleepy. If allowed to sleep, they will die. First aid for critical conditions is wakefulness and warmth. Provision of shelter from wind and cold may involve setting up camp early; getting into dry clothes; climbing into a bedroll heated with wrapped canteens or rocks; providing skin-to-skin heat transfer; eating warm food; and drinking warm non-alcoholic beverages. Body-heat maintenance entails more than active movement. It requires provision for wind- and rain-resistant clothing; a good tent; fire materials; high energy trail food (such a good tent; fire materials; trail food (such as dry fish, nuts, jerky, candy), etc. Careful maintainence of adequate body-heat obviates hypothermia. (SC)
Anmerkungen	Environmental Health Branch, Alaska Area Native Health Service, Box 7-741, Anchorage, AK 99501 (free to Native Americans)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC