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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)
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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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