[pct-l] Emailing: hypocold

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

Bob,

Jeff and I recently took a Wilderness Institute "wilderness first aid" course that Suzanne Wilson of the PCTA put together for folks maintaining the PCT.  The course was outstanding, informative, and truly invaluable.

One thing to be sensitive to about the "umbles" is that they will probably occur in exactly the opposite order in which you listed them.   The affected individual will begin with grumbling (a sign easy to dismiss), then progressively fumbling and mumbling, until finally reaching the more obvious of the symptoms, stumbling.  A keen eye to others' behaviors (and awareness of one's own) can address the condition earlier rather than later.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob and Diana Nelson <benelson at ktc.com>
>Sent: Nov 18, 2006 8:16 AM
>To: PTC2007 <PCT2007 at yahoogroups.com>, PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] Emailing: hypocold
>
>Attached is an interesting site that deals with hypothermia. The author
>lists the "umbles" as symptoms of hypothermia, they are listed in the
>following quote: "Watch for the "-Umbles" - stumbles, mumbles, fumbles, and
>grumbles which show changes in motor coordination and levels of
>consciousness."
>
>The page is worth spending a few minutes studying.
>
>Bob