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  • From: Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>
  • To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [MSAR] Hypothermia
  • Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:00:08 -0700

Here in New Mexico hypothermia almost always occurs with dehydration,
and I gather treatment frequently starts with an IV bag of saline
that a responder has been carrying in their clothing. Of course that
requires a responder who is trained and licensed to administer IV in
the field, and a medical director. SAR subjects often are hours' or
days's travel from the nearest point of access to an ambulance.

Una Smith
New Mexico




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