In Treating Hypothermia, Slow and Gentle Are Best (1/2)

We talked last week about ways to avoid hypothermia and other cold-weather injuries. Today we are going to talk about emergency treatment.Hypothermia can be mild, moderate or severe. Mild hypothermia is something that most people who live in cold climates have experienced. You feel so cold that your body starts to shake, not very much but uncontrollably.

The treatment for mild hypothermia starts with getting out of the cold, and changing into dry clothes if necessary. Drinking warm, non-alcoholic liquids and eating something sugary can stop the shivering. Taking a warm bath or sitting by a fire or doing some exercise can also help the body warm up. These are all common sense treatments.

But the treatment changes when people enter the moderate or severe stages of hypothermia. Their body temperature drops below thirty-five degrees Celsius. They lose the ability to think clearly. Their muscles become stiff. They might bump into things or fall over objects.

Adrienne Freeman is a park ranger at Yosemite National Park in California. She is part of the Yosemite Search and Rescue team.

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上周我们谈了如何避免体温降低和其他寒冷天气下的损伤的方法。今天我们将谈谈急救疗法。

体温降低有轻微、中等和严重之分。大多数生活在寒冷气候中的人都曾有轻微体温下降的经历。你觉得如此冷以至于你的身体开始颤抖，不是很严重但不可控制。

治疗轻微体温降低首先是驱寒，如果有需要，并换上干衣服

喝温热的、不含酒精的饮料并吃一些含糖的食物可以停止颤抖。洗一个热水澡或者坐在炉火旁或做运动也可以帮助身体暖和起来。这些都是常见的治疗方法。

但是当人们的体温下降达到中等或重度时，治疗方法也发生改变。

他们的体温降低到35摄氏度以下。他们失去清楚思考的能力,肌肉变得僵硬。他们可能撞到物体上或跌倒。

艾德丽安.弗里曼是加州Yosemite国家公园的管理员。她是Yosemite搜救队的成员。