The leaves have changed colour and are beginning to fall to the ground. The days are shorter and colder. The wind is crisp and chilling. Winter is on its way. Along with the winter season, there is an increase in the frequency of hypothermia from November to March in the Northern Hemisphere. The incidence of mortality in the US is around 1500 per year. In much colder countries, however, the mortality rates are much higher. Canada, for example, can have thousands of hypothermia related deaths per year. Such significant numbers should be taken seriously.
In the CTOMS Academy Hypothermia Management – Foundation course, Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht, a renowned expert in hypothermia, teaches the basics of understanding, identifying, and treating hypothermia. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of temperature regulation, the human body’s physiology, hypothermia classifications, prevention of heat loss, and hypothermia response. The course also includes a video on cold water immersion. In Hypothermia Management – Advanced, he builds on the Foundation course and provides detailed instruction on the pathophysiology of hypothermia, including hypothermia in the presence of trauma. This course is designed for professional care providers but is also beneficial for non-professionals.
With an ounce of protection and forearmed with knowledge of hypothermia prevention and treatments, we are better prepared to protect ourselves and those around us in this particularly hazardous season.
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