To: sissyjane
Dehydration can contribute to the effects of hypothermia, and swallowing snow or ice only lowers the body's temperature.
3 posted on
12/19/2006 3:20:26 PM PST by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Add the effects of the altitude and you have precious little chance of surviving. I suspect the resucers all know this is a recovery situation now.
6 posted on
12/19/2006 3:27:47 PM PST by
OldFriend
(THE PRESS IS AN EVIL FOR WHICH THERE IS NO REMEDY)
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