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Some Points to Remember About Hypothermia
Protection:
1) Always wear your PFD. Even if you become incapacitated due
to hypothermia, the PFD will keep you afloat and greatly improve
your chances of rescue.
2) Do not attempt to swim unless it is to reach a nearby craft,
fellow survivor, or a floating object on which you can lean or climb.
Swimming increases the rate of body heat loss. In cold water,
drown-proofing methods that require putting your head in the
water are not recommended. Keep your head out of the water.
This will greatly lessen heat loss and increase your survival time.
3) Use the standard H.E.L.P. position
when wearing an inflatable PFD,
drawing the legs up to a seated
position, because doing so will help
you conserve body heat.
4) Keep a positive attitude about
your survival and rescue. This will
improve your chances of extending
your survival time until rescued. Your
will-to-live does make a difference!
5) If there is more than one person in the water, huddling is
recommended while waiting to be rescued. This action tends to
reduce the rate of heat loss and thus increase the survival time.