Personal Narrative: How Hypothermia Changed My Life

We hiked for nearly five miles until we found a reliable and clean water source. Drenched in sweat, I filled up my water bottle about five or six times, chugging the water quickly each time. After a stomach full of water, we all gathered our things once again, and continued up the trail. It started to get very cold, as the

I was freezing and shaking and too hot at the same time. I asked the guards if they could turn up the heat. They laughed and instead told me to go use an extra blanket. They know we only get one blanket. (King 2018)

Your body goes through hypothermia when the body temperature is under 95 F or 35 C. When experiencing hypothermia the organs, heart, and other body functions don’t work properly. Hypothermia can lead to death if left untreated for a certain amount of time. Like frostbite, hypothermia is caused from being exposed to dangerously cold weather. Signs that you’ve caught hypothermia are shivering, confusion/memory loss, weakness, slurred speech, loss of consciousness, and clumsiness. When the body catches hypothermia he/she isn’t aware of it since the since the signs gradually affect the body more and more. If the body is suspected to have hypothermia call emergency services immediately to cancel any life threatening

Shivering is an indication that hypothermia is on the rise (Giesbrecht and Wilkerson 24). In order to increase Elaine’s body heat, her body resorted to shivering. When shivering, “80 percent of the consumed energy is given off as heat allowing for the heat production to be five times as much as the heat production of the body at rest,” (Giesbrecht and Wilkerson 24). This is able to happen because her skeletal muscle is able to expand and contract to allow for normal body activities to

I pulled my sweater tighter trying to lock out the cold weather; I should have listened to my mom about this. “Wear your jacket, Farah, It’s going to be a cold one!” Her words echoed in the back of my head like an endless loop; I knew something like this would happen. I started power walking in attempt to get to my warm, cozy bed as fast as I could, almost there.

I tried to soak in a warm tub of bubbles, but immediately got out. Istill felt vulnerable even though Mom and Frenchie were in the other room. Though goosebumps covered my arms, I was fevered and my teeth were chattering. The rooms in my little house started to close in on me, so I wandered outside to get some fresh air. The breeze only chilled

You may be stuck in the wilderness all night long. If you did not bring supplies for being lost overnight staying warm is something that you need to plan for. Hypothermia can be a very dangerous especially if you are all alone.

my parents woke me up for school. Totally discombobulated, I stumbled onto the ice cold

ready. I always had to count to three to get out of bed I never was able to just jump out of bed. Finally I got up and realized it was a lot colder than when I was under my silky smooth sheets and electric blanket. I quickly ran to the shower and jumped in. It felt so nice and warm I didn't ever want to get out but I knew that I would be late if I didn't. I got out and got dressed quickly to trap in as much heat as I could. I headed downstairs to start making breakfast. I looked in the freezer for some waffles but there weren't any in there. “Crap!” I exclaimed.

I grab the handle and open the door, it’s cold and my body is shaking, I can barely walk. The mist against my face makes my nose tingle and run, so I zip up my jacket. I force myself to

We started saying jokes and one that I still remember was when Dalton said, “what does the doctor give to the pig,” and a sudden pause stopped us all and he answered, “oink mint.” This made the night even funnier and it made me forget how cold I was even though it was nearly zero degrees. Living there really gave me an advantage against cold and knowing what's actually hot now that I live in Arizona. I really never had trouble with the cold but it was just my hands and head that was bothering me which the feeling of it was like putting your hand in an ice of water and leaving it there for an very long

I stopped near the kitchen door and checked the temperature. It was set for 68 degrees. I mean that's chilly but not cold enough to see your breath! My brows furrowed together and I walked into the kitchen for my blanket. On the way back to my gaming room I dropped the blanket and opened my closet. I fumbled around and pulled out a few more blankets. Three sharp knocks erupted from the front door and I stood still. Like a deer in headlights, I didn't move for a few long

option. My freezer wasn't exactly a freezer as many people have in their kitchen, but in fact a huge boat that is meant to cross horizontally The Great Lake with ease. As the boat began to move and speed begins to increase all you can feel is the strong cold breeze that comes from the unknown sea. You could say “Why not move to the inside?” Well that is a valid statement but “What do you do when their in nothing to do inside?”, the only thing that somewhat got me moving is being stuck in the cold outside. This is the story as to how I survive the s.s Badger.

The total includes in the demises was 11 people from Tennessee. A total of 13,419 hypothermia connected mortalities were logged in the United States in the last years. However recent the CDC publication said that men are accounted for about 67% of these demises plus individuals of advanced age had the uppermost rates of demise. The rates of demise for males and females over ages of 65 were more than double than the general population (Hypothermia A Significant Health Threat, February 20, 2015 ). Hypothermia most often occurs in the elderly, infants and alcohol and drug abusers. Hypothermia occurs when the body's temperature falls below 95°F

Without thinking about how I should be careful also because that could very well happen to me, I felt the ice beneath me crack and my feet, unable to move, becoming engulfed in the piercing water. Irritated and quickly noticing the frigidness of my body, I decided it was time to take a break, start a fire, and enjoy it’s warmth. I placed my boots and my bare feet near the fire in an attempt to dry them.