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Wouldn’t she have died from exposure if you hadn’t found her? There’s a beautiful quote from a 2019 episode of the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, Auld Lang
by physicles 2y ago
Wouldn’t she have died from exposure if you hadn’t found her?
There’s a beautiful quote from a 2019 episode of the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, Auld Lang Syne. John Green recounts some advice he got while in college and working as a chaplain at a children’s hospital: “Don’t just do something. Stand there.”
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoThe FF/EMT who was on our team of 3 felt that she was likely 2hrs from hypothermic death. How accurate that is, I don't know. But basically, yes, she would have died if not found.
- moralestapia 2y agoInteresting. Did the FF/EMT factor in the non-linear response of the body to prolonged cold exposure in a semi-conscious state, or was the 2-hour hypothermic window derived purely from a calculated assumption of metabolic shutdown under idealized conditions? Given the reported risk of imminent hypothermic death, can we assume the field intervention included a comprehensive thermal balance assessment prior to transport? Specifically, was there any attempt to implement active rewarming protocols during the extrication phase, or was the focus solely on stabilization and preservation of core temperature via passive methods?