What are the signs of hypothermia ?
The phrase “signs of Hypothermia” should, strictly speaking, refer only to those signs and symptoms of Hypothermia that are not readily apparent to the patient. The word “symptoms of Hypothermia” is the more general meaning; see symptoms of Hypothermia. The signs and symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Hypothermia. This medical information about signs and symptoms for Hypothermia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Hypothermia signs or Hypothermia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Hypothermia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Hypothermia symptoms.
Cold, shivering, mental confusion, “high” like a SCUBA “narc”, suddenly feeling warm and that you could go on forever. Sometimes there are signals once you are out of the water that indicate you have gone beyond your limits. Dizziness, nausea, itchy or blotchy skin,physical weakness, mental confusion (test yourself by talking to Lee, he’ll let you know if your brain is addled).
